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​Staples HS Students Participate in CMEA All-State Music Festival

Eight students participated in the CMEA this year. The concerts highlight students' advanced achievement in music performance.

From Staples HS: All-State Concert April 1st in Hartford, CT. Each school year, CMEA hosts regional concerts that highlight students’ advanced achievement in music performance. In March, CMEA hosts a state-wide in-service conference for music educators which conclude with the All-State ensemble performance by high school students. Students were selected and placed in ensembles as a result of a rigorous audition process. The groups rehearsed for three days with internationally-recognized conductors. Staples students who participated were:

Orchestra - Justin Berg, Michael Fording, James Gikas, Lauren Schmidt and Jack
Whitten; Band - Seohyun Hong, Woongki Hong, Michael Woods (not pictured)

Photo courtesy of Staples HS

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