23 McKinney ISD musicians selected to All-Region Orchestras

McKINNEY, Texas – McKinney ISD middle and high school orchestra students recently competed for a spot in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 All-Region Orchestras.
McKINNEY, Texas – McKinney ISD middle and high school orchestra students recently competed for a spot in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 All-Region Orchestras.
 
Six musicians from McKinney Boyd High School and two musicians from McKinney High School were accepted into the High School All-Region Orchestra.
 
Seven musicians from Evans Middle School, five musicians from Faubion Middle School, two musicians from Cockrill Middle School, and one musician from Dowell Middle School were accepted into the Middle School All-Region Orchestra. 
 
In addition, McKinney High School had one student, Andrew Stolfa, on string bass, who was named to the All-Area Orchestra. McKinney Boyd High School also had four students named to the All-Area Orchestra – Jimmy Moon, violin; Vicky Liu, viola; Caroline Swanson, viola; and Jisu Lee, cello. These five students will move on to the final level of competition to compete for a chance to become a member of the TMEA All-State Orchestra.
 
Since August, all 23 All-Region students have been preparing to compete against other students from around TMEA Region 25, which encompasses all of Plano, Allen, Wylie, McKinney, Sherman, Denison, and all the outlying areas around these cities. For the competition, students prepared three pieces of music and performed them in front of a panel of three judges.
 
“After only four years of having an orchestra program in McKinney ISD, we have 23 students in the All-Region Orchestras,” said Roy Renzenbrink, Director of Fine Arts for McKinney ISD. “I am so proud of the teamwork and commitment to excellence that these teachers, their students, and their parents exhibit every day. All of our teachers and students are committed to learning their instruments at the highest level possible. It takes this kind of commitment to have a great orchestra program. I congratulate all of them.” 
 
The orchestra directors are Michael Link (McKinney Boyd High School), Fawn Sorgi (McKinney High School), Nicole Brown (Cockrill Middle School), Beth Romig (Dowell Middle School), Christina Foster (Evans Middle School), and Kari Zamora (Faubion Middle School).
 
The TMEA Region 25 Middle School All-Region Orchestras will perform in concert on November 14, 2009, at Plano Senior High School in Plano. The High School All-Region Orchestras will perform in concert on January 23, 2010 at the Lowery Freshman Center in Allen.
 
McKinney ISD orchestra students accepted into the TMEA Region 25 All-Region Orchestras are as follows:
 
McKinney Boyd High School
Jisu Lee, Cello – grade 11
Vicky Liu, Viola – grade 11
Grace Lim, Cello – grade 10
Jimmy Moon, Violin – grade 11
Laurence Pajela, Viola – grade 11
Caroline Swanson, Viola – grade 9
 
McKinney High School
Jenney Ruby, Violin – grade 11
Andrew Stolfa, String Bass – grade10
 
Cockrill Middle School
Austin McBride, String Bass – grade 7
Danny Sinclair, String Bass – grade 7
 
Dowell Middle School
Erin Hagood, Viola – grade 8
Jerry Li, Violin – grade 7
Emily Lin, Violin – grade 6
 
Evans Middle School
Edward Baca, Cello – grade 7
Erik Chow, Viola – grade 7
Brian Hou, Violin – grade 7
Elena Jaramillo, Viola – grade 7
Vincent Liu, Violin – grade 6
Mathew Raimbault, Cello – grade 7
Ashley Sexton, Viola – grade 7
 
Faubion Middle School
Aaron Cogwell, Viola – grade 7
Austin Gaus, Viola – grade 8
Nina Meier, Viola – grade 7
Charlene Morrison, Cello – grade 8
Kihma Silva, String Bass – grade 7
 
For more information about the McKinney ISD Fine Arts programs, contact Roy Renzenbrink, Director of Fine Arts at 469-742-4087 or by e-mail at rrenzenbrink@mckinneyisd.net.
 
For additional information about the McKinney Independent School District, contact Cody Cunningham, Assistant to the Superintendent for Communications at cocunningham@mckinneyisd.net or Justin Acker, Communications Specialist, at jacker@mckinneyisd.net. Both can be reached by phone at 469-742-4095.