PMEA Orchestras

2009 PMEA Honors Orchestra
Congratulations to the following students for being accepted to participate in the
2009 PMEA Honors Orchestra Festival held November 14-15 at
Fox Chapel Area High School.

Philip Song, violin
Kathy Zhang, violin
Max Adzema, viola
Amy Zhang, violin
Michael Tsang, violin
Krissi Francioni, viola
Linda Zheng, violin
Yeram Lee, violin Will Oestreich, viola
Christine Seol, violin
Hannah Rhee, violin Kevin Zhu, cello
Carol Wang, violin
David Lee, violin Leah Dutton, cello
Kyle Zhu, violin
Erin Smith, violin Lucas Song, cello
Lily Zhang, violin
Emily Gibbs, viola
John Yang, cello
Liyang Yu, violin Tim Napoli, viola Ben Suhrie, cello
    Laura Waroblak, bass

2010 PMEA District 1 Orchestras
Students in 10-12th grades have the opportunity to participate in PMEA Sr. High District Orchestra, which will take place in January at North Hills Junior High School. Congratulations to the following students for being accepted to participate in the 2010 festival: Allyson Abbs, bass; Patricia Chen, violin; Leah Dutton, cello; Wendy Jiang, violin; Christina McCabe, violin; Tim Napoli, viola; Will Oestreich, viola; Danielle Runzo, cello; Erin Smith, violin; and Laura Waroblak, bass.

Students in 9th grade have the opportunity to participate in PMEA Jr. High District Orchestra,
which took place in January at Pine-Richland High School.
Congratulations to Ross Antonich, percussion, Sarah Miller, violin, and Dani Runzo, cello for being accepted to participate this year.

2009 PMEA Region Orchestra
Some of our students advance on to PMEA Western Region-State Orchestra. This year, the festival will be held at McDowell High School in Erie, PA in March and will feature some of the best high school musicians across western Pennsylvania. Congratulations to the following students for advancing on to this level: Leah Dutton, cello; Greg Goodman, viola; Chris Kang, violin; Chris Koter, bass; Christina McCabe, violin; Tim Napoli, viola; Ian Preston, trumpet; Philip Song, violin; Dasun Wang, viola.

2009 PMEA All-State Orchestra
The Pennsylvania All-State Orchestra was held from April 22-25, 2009 in Valley Forge, PA. This festival featured some of the best musicians from across the state. Congratulations to our students for advancing on to this level: Greg Goodman, viola; Chris Kang, violin; Chris Koter, bass; Ian Preston, trumpet;
Dasun Wang, viola.

For more information on PMEA events, visit the PMEA website or the PMEA District 1 website.