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Avon Grove High School Students Selected to Participate in Choral Festivals
Three Avon Grove High School choral students participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 Choral Festival held at Radnor High School Jan. 26-28. The students, all seniors, were selected following auditions Nov. 19 at Octorara High School. Participating students are Gillian Hanna, Soprano; Devon Pankiw, Alto; and Paul Sharp, Tenor. Hanna and Sharp participated for the second consecutive year in the District Chorus. In addition, Sharp has been selected to participate in the PMEA Region VI Choral Festival scheduled March 8-10 at Upper Perkiomen High School. This marks the second consecutive year Sharp has been selected for Regional Chorus. PMEA District 12 serves the music educators and students of Philadel­phia, Delaware and Chester counties. Region VI serves these three counties, plus Bucks and Montgomery counties in District 11.

Avon Grove High School Students Selected for Band and Orchestra Festivals
Avon Grove High School students Meredith Miller and Julia Wright were selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 Band Festival held Jan. 12-14 at Conestoga High School. Wright, a junior, and Miller, a senior, both play the French horn. The students auditioned for the festival in December. Miller and Wright also qualified to participate in the PMEA District 12 Orchestra Festival scheduled Feb. 9-11 at Garnet Valley High School. The orchestra is comprised of mostly strings musicians, with some woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments. Miller also qualified for the PMEA Region VI Band Festival, which is scheduled Feb. 16-18 at Octorara High School. PMEA District 12 serves the music educators and students of Philadel­phia, Delaware and Chester counties. Region VI serves these three counties, plus Bucks and Montgomery counties in District 11.

 

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Posted: February 3, 2012 3:53 PM