Student-Musicians Selected for All-State Music Festival

Student-musicians from DMPS were selected for the annual All-State Music Festival on November 19-21.

Student-musicians from DMPS were selected for the annual All-State Music Festival on November 19-21.

Thirteen student-musicians from Des Moines Public Schools will take part in the annual All-State Music Festival.

The Iowa High School Music Association held auditions around the state on Saturday to select musicians for the annual All-State Music Festival to be held November 19-21 at Iowa State University, culminating with a concert in Hilton Coliseum on the evening of the 21st.

Congratulations to the following DMPS instrumentalists and choristers representing Hoover, North and Roosevelt who earned All-State recognitions in band, orchestra or chorus:

Hoover

  • Allyson Jorgenson – Violin II

North

  • Jenna Jensen – Violin II

Roosevelt

  • Olivia Helton – Violin I
  • Shana Liu – Viola
  • Roan Withers – Bass
  • Claire Peterson – Bassoon
  • Jane Dias – Flute
  • Hannah Lyons – Voice
  • Demarius Fisher – Voice
  • Laura Brightman – Voice
  • Cal Reed – Voice
  • Jack Wahlig – Violin alternate
  • Oskar Kaut – Cello alternate

The festival concert will be shown on Iowa Public Television on Thanksgiving, November 26th, at 7:00 PM and again on Sunday, November 29th at 5:30 PM.

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