Top Left: Students accepted into All-State Chorus: From left, are: Ryan Prestera, Krishti Bhaumik, Allison Horvath, and Sophomore Veronica Mu. Top Right: Students accepted into All-State Instruments: From left are: Ethan Marmolejos, Isis Zhang, and Brian Zeng.
Seven Watchung Hills Regional High School students, four who sing in choral groups and three who play in instrumental groups, have been selected for All-State scholastic instrumental or choral groups.
Selection for All-State musical groups is highly selective, according to Watchung Hills music teachers, with as many as 1,100 students auditioning for 250 slots in the case of vocal music, and in instrumental music, scores of students statewide auditioning for only a handful or fewer positions for a particular instrument, depending on the instrument.
The Instrumental Music teacher is David Udell. The Vocal Music teacher is Angela DiIorio Bird.
Being selected for choral groups are:
Sophomore Veronica Mu of Warren Township, a soprano, who was selected for the New Jersey All-State Mixed Chorus. She was also one of the Top 10 Sopranos in the state and is now eligible for All-Eastern Choir 4, a competitive choir of the top singers from the entire east coast United States; and Junior Ryan Prestera of Long Hill Township, a bass, who was selected for the New Jersey All-State Mixed Chorus 3; and
Junior Krishti Bhaumik of Green Brook Township, a soprano, who was selected for the New Jersey All-State Women’s Chorus; and Sophomore Allison Horvath of Warren Township, a soprano, who was selected for the New Jersey All-State Women’s Chorus 2.
Being selected for instrumental groups are:
On Viola, Junior Brian Zeng of Warren Township, who was selected for the viola section of the All-State Orchestra; on Clarinet, Junior Isis Zhang of Stirling, who was selected for the All-State Band; and on Tuba, Freshman Ethan Marmolejos of Watchung, who was selected for the All-State Band. He also was selected as the only student to play Tuba on the All-State Orchestra. On the Watchung Hills Orchestra, Zeng plays violin.
The All-State Band performed in February. Performances for All-State orchestra and choral groups will take place next school year.
Submitted By Denis J. Kelly
