Sixty-three students from Pearland and Dawson high schools recently secured spots in the all-region choir during the Texas Music Educators Association Region 19 auditions.
“I am absolutely thrilled at the quality of our choirs,” Tom Bell, Pearland ISD Director of Fine Arts, said. “It starts with great instruction from very talented and dedicated directors and ends with hard-working students pushing themselves to become a little better every day.”
Participating in the auditions not only allows singers to qualify for the all-region choir but also empowers them with life-long skills.
“Since this is an individual activity, all students become better musicians by going through the process, regardless if they make it or not. Beyond that, they learn how to work on a long-term project that concludes with them performing, by themselves, in front of their peers and judges. Time management and organizational skills, perseverance, and grit are also developed by going through the region audition process,” Bell said.
High school students who won spots in the all-region choir include:
Dawson High School: Sindhu Akunuri, Rachel Anderson, Camden Baker, Nathan Benjamin, Makenzie Biles, Andrew Boster, Camryn Conway, Nora Hayes, Daniel Jacob, Lancen Jia, Kate Kannady, Jeremiah Keeton, Camden Loyless, Emma Lundberg, Cameron Marshall, Sophia McKinney, Kendall McHenry, Sofia Moeller, Amber Schaefer, Garrison Thurston, Lily Venske, Samantha Walker and Phoenix Walwyn.
Pearland High School: Jenaya Alkire, Raelynn Anderson, Isaiah Blythe, Armando Cabrera-Ontiveros, Kennedy Cavazos, Ryan Coplen, Cody Dague, Stevin Ellankil, James Galbraith, Carlos Garza, Christian Gonzalez, Brianna Hammons, Adam Harrington, Brilynn Hobdy, Karleigh Homburg, Sophia Isenhower, Alea Isom, Rylee Johnson, Chase Kelleher, Reese Kirby, Deven Lawrence, Jordan Le, Stephanie LeBlanc, Edi Lerma, Emma Lomongo, Kyle Mandola, Jayden Monday, Isabella Morales, Blaze Murua, Ja’La Osborne, Ethan Padilla, Madison Poole, Simran Raj, Meredith Russell, Taylor Schaefer, Martin Serrano, Giovanni Tabares, Abigail Tate, Jayden Vo and Charles Walton.
