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High School Musicians Unite for WSMA State Honors Concerts

NOTE TO MEDIA:

To identify students selected for the WSMA High School State Honors Project in your circulation area, please refer to the student roster (pdf). Schools and cities are listed in zip code order for easy reference. You may have received a similar list in June when the student selections were announced, but an updated version is provided for your reference with this release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kevin Thays
Phone: 608-850-3566
Web: wsmamusic.org

WAUNAKEE, Wis. (October 11, 2024) – After an intense audition, a summer camp and rehearsal process, 429 of the finest young musicians in Wisconsin are about to unite for the peak of what could be the most rewarding musical experience of their lives – the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) High School State Honors concerts.

These concerts are attended by students, parents, teachers, alumni and general public from around the state and beyond, and mark the highest point of the 2024 WSMA High School State Honors Music Project:

High School State Honors Band and Orchestra Concert
Thursday, October 24, 4:30 p.m., Overture Center, 201 State Street, Madison
Adults – $22 Advanced/$25 Day of Performance
Youth, High School, College Student with ID – $10 Advanced/Day of Performance
Tickets Available Through Overture Center Website

High School State Honors Treble Choir and Mixed  Choir Concert
Thursday, October 24, 8 p.m., Overture Center, 201 State Street, Madison
Adults – $22 Advanced/$25 Day of Performance
Youth, High School, College Student with ID – $10 Advanced/Day of Performance
Tickets Available Through Overture Center Website

High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble Concert
Friday, October 25, 11:30 a.m., Monona Terrace, One John Nolen Drive, Madison
Adults – $15 Advanced/$18 Day of Performance
Youth, High School, College Student with ID – $10 Advanced/Day of Performance
Tickets Available Through Purple Pass

“Attending the concerts is a meaningful way to celebrate the musical accomplishments of our youth and the positive impact of music education in their lives,” said Tim Wurgler, WSMA program manager.

The WSMA State Honors Music Project brings some of Wisconsin’s top young musicians together with nationally known conductors in a highly disciplined, professional setting. These State Honors students were in grades 9, 10 and 11 at the time of spring auditions and selected from more than 1,500 who auditioned.

When students come together for the first time in June at the summer camp for High School State Honors, they meet their conductor, section coaches and each other. Through the rehearsals with the conductors, students become unified in one common musical goal. After camp students remain in contact with their section coaches, conductors and each other as they continue to hone that common goal which culminates in their performance at the concerts.

For more information about the WSMA State Honors Music Project and other programs, go to wsmamusic.org.

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Founded in 1932, Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) is a non-profit service organization with more than 1,000 member public and private schools. Students from member schools are eligible to participate in WSMA programs, such as District and State Music Festivals, Concert Festivals, State Honors Music Project, State Marching Band Championships and Student Composition Project. WSMA is governed by a board of directors made up of superintendents, principals and other officers from across the state. WSMA believes music is a basic human need and that all children have the right to experience all that music offers them.

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