Three Ranchview Students To Perform In All-State Band

MinJai Kang, Tae Seo, Surgi So, and Meron Teklu, members of the Ranchview High School Wind Ensemble, will perform with the Texas All-State Band in San Antonio, Sat., Feb. 11 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center as part of the 2012 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.



Meron Teklu, Surgi So, Minjai Kang, and Tae Seo



They were chosen for this honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region and Area levels. All of the students play in the Ranchview Wind Ensemble under the direction of Chuck Moon and Galen Cook.

High school students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through several levels of auditions beginning in the fall of 2011 to arrive at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. Over 1,500 students are selected through a process that began with over 60,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 13 ensembles, which include  bands, orchestras and choirs.

Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition. This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 28 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in seven TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group.