For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at Nafme Or (703) 860-4000, X.242
For Immediate Release
Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME
or (703) 860-4000, x.242
673 Students from 49 States and Territories
to Showcase Talents in Nashville on October 28
RESTON, VA (September 17, 2015)—During the 2014-15 school year, along with other talented music students across the United States and overseas in military base schools, [student’s/students’ name(s)] from [school name] practiced with dedication to gain a chair or part in their local, district, and state music honor ensembles.
And now [student’s/students’ name(s)] will jointhe “best of the best” for the National Association for Music Education’s (NAFME) 2015 All-National Honor Ensembleson October 28, during the 2015 NAfME National In-Service Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.The gala concert starts at 9:00am on the world-famous Grand Ole Opry House stage.
The 2014 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles Choir performs at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
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The All-National Honor Ensembles Concert is one of the many highlights planned for the four-day conference taking place October 25-28.This year’s theme focuses on how music teachers “Empower Creativity”—in the classroom, and the lives of their students. These Honor Ensembles members represent that creativity in its highest musical form. Teachers and school administrators who attend will gain insight on implementing the National Core Music Standards in the classroom to empower students to be creative, collaborative, think critically, and better understand themselves and fellow students, and the world around them. Music teachers will learn how they can give students the inspiration they need to learn and create in different ways.
The All-National Honor Ensembles consist of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed choir, and jazz ensemble. Students were chosen through an audition process. The concert band and symphony orchestra will each have approximately 150 instrumentalists, the jazz ensemble 20 instrumentalists, and the mixed chorus approximately 350 vocalists. Eligible students have qualified for their state-level honor ensemble program and competed against top students for a spot in these national honor ensembles.
Selected students are currently rehearsing a challenging repertoire in preparation for performing under the baton of five of the most prominent conductors in the United States:Ann Howard Jones (Mixed Choir); Jung-Ho Pak (Symphony Orchestra); Eugene MigliaroCorporon (Concert Band); and Sherman Irby and Todd Stoll (Jazz Ensemble). All conductors have received top honors in their field and will spend several days rehearsing with students before the concert.
Additionally, High School Nation will kick off the week’s events with the All-National Honor Ensemble students with an unforgettable interactive celebration on Sunday, October 25.
Find out the names, schools and states, as well as music directors of the 673 2015 All-National Honor Ensemble students.
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For additional information, contact Catherina Hurlburt at or 703-860-4000, ext. 242.