MSHS Chorus students selected to the 2017 ILMEA All-State Choirs
On January 26-28, 7 Mahomet-Seymour High School choral students participated in the Illinois Music Educators’ Association (ILMEA) All-State and Honors’ Choirs. Back in October, these students auditioned for spots in the ILMEA District #3 Choir. Out of hundreds of students from 40 high schools in the district, 24 singers represented Mahomet-Seymour as part of the ILMEA District Choir. From there, 4 Mahomet-Seymour sophomores, juniors and seniors were selected to sing in the All-State Honors’ Choir and 3 students were selected to the All-State Choir.
Honors’ Choir selectees included Erik Giles (senior, bass), Gabe Fulk (junior, tenor), Nate Smith (junior, bass), and Annie Taber (sophomore, alto)
Singers selected to the All-State Choir included Gabe Llano (senior, bass), Grace Pauley (junior, soprano) and Hannah Pauza (junior, alto)
Choral Director, Jill Rinkel said that the participants in the All-State and Honors’ Choirs “represent the very best musicians in the state of Illinois. These students put in a lot of time and effort preparing for a very comprehensive audition. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments.”
Kendall Eisenhauer, trumpet player was selected to the All-State Honor Band and Connie Bao, violinst, was selected to the All-State Orchestra.