Not pictured: Jacob Fierro who was named to the All-State Men’s Choir on January 27.
January 27 update: Jacob Fierro – HHS Senior – Bass 1 has been named a member of the All-State Men’s Choir.
Select high school students in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District music programs recently received one of the highest honors a music student can achieve – to be recognized among best student-musicians in the state of Texas.
Seventeen HCISD students earned spots on the 2015 Texas Music Educators Association All State ensembles. The Harlingen High School choir and band had four and five students awarded chairs respectively. Five students from the Harlingen High School South choir, and three students from band earned a position in their corresponding ensemble.
To qualify for All State ensembles, students went through a series of audition rounds, in which their musical skills were put to the test and as each level of auditions increased so did the difficulty and competition.
Approximately 20,000 high school students began the audition process early in the fall and only around 700 6-A musicians earned a coveted spot in their respective All State division. As a result of their All State qualification, selected students will travel to San Antonio to participate in the TMEA Convention/Clinic on February 11-14.
During the convention, students will participate in three days of intense rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors, and they will perform before thousands of attendees to bring the event to a close.
TMEA All-State Concerts will be held Saturday, February 14, in the Lila Cockrell Theater, Ballroom A, and Ballroom B of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.
The full results and schedule are as follows:
| HHS Choir All State Students | |||||
| Student | Grade | All State Ensemble | Area Chair | Instrument | Times at All State |
| Jazmin Almendarez | 12 | Women’s Choir | 1st | Soprano 2 | 1st time All State |
| Madison Defoor | 12 | Mixed Choir | 2nd | Alto 2 | 1st time All State |
| Matthew Benavides | 12 | Mixed Choir | 1st | Tenor 1 | 3rd time All State |
| Alexander Alvarez | 11 | Men’s Choir | 3rd | Tenor 2 | 1st time All State |
| Jacob Fierro | 12 | Men’s Choir | Alt | Bass 1 | 1st time All State |
| South Choir All State Students | |||||
| Student | Grade | All State Ensemble | Area Chair | Instrument | Times at All State |
| Alyssa Rodriguez | 11 | Women’s Choir | 2nd | Soprano 2 | 1st time All State |
| Jordan Funk | 12 | Mixed Choir | 3rd | Alto 1 | 2nd time All State |
| Benjamin Ruiz | 12 | Men’s Choir | 2nd | Tenor 1 | 3rd time All State |
| Ricky Cantu | 12 | Men’s Choir | 4th | Tenor 2 | 1st time All State |
| Jose Sanchez | 12 | Mixed Choir | 3rd | Bass 2 | 2nd time All State |
| HHS Band All State Students | |||||
| Student | Grade | All State Ensemble | Area Chair | Instrument | Times at All State |
| Aaron Balboa | 11 | All State Band | 1st | Alto Clarinet | 1st time All State |
| Gilberto Cardenas | 12 | All State Band | 2nd | Bass Clarinet | 1st time All State |
| Alejandro Leal | 12 | All State Band | 4th | French Horn | 2nd time All State |
| Israel Yanez | 11 | Jazz Ensemble I | 1st | Drums | 1st time All State |
| Myles Rosenbaum | 12 | Jazz Ensemble II | 3rd | Drums | 1st time All State |
| South Band All State Students | |||||
| Student | Grade | All State Ensemble | Area Chair | Instrument | Times at All State |
| Ryan Mowers | 11 | Jazz Ensemble II | 6th | Trumpet | 1st time All State |
| Ivan Trevino | 12 | All State Band | 1st | Oboe | 2nd time All State |
| Brandon Cabrera | 12 | All State Band | 4th | Trumpet | 1st time All State |
11:30 a.m.—TMEA Jazz Ensemble II (Ballroom B)
12:00 p.m.—TMEA Mixed Choir (Ballroom A)
2:30 p.m.—TMEA Jazz Ensemble I (Ballroom B)
3:30 p.m.—TMEA Women’s Choir (Ballroom A)
3:30 p.m.—TMEA Concert Band (Lila Cockrell Theater)
5:00 p.m.—TMEA Men’s Choir (Ballroom A)
5:00 p.m.—TMEA Philharmonic Orchestra (Lila Cockrell Theater)
6:30 p.m.—TMEA Symphonic Band (Lila Cockrell Theater)
