Nine Mt. Pleasant students selected to All-State Music Festival

Nine Mt. Pleasant High School music students have been selected to participate in the All-State Music Festival in Ames based on auditions Saturday, Oct. 26 at Washington High School.

Chosen for the All-State Chorus are Paige Stater, Erin Andreasen, Drake Snavely, Piper Wiley and Kade Welcher.

Claire Holtkamp earned a spot in the All-State Band playing the contra-bass clarinet. Chosen as alternates in the band were Annika Rynders, alto saxophone and Luke Ryon, bari saxophone. Selected to the All-State Orchestra is violinist Ethan Sexauer.

These students will join others from around Iowa in the 73rd Iowa All-State Music Festival Nov. 21-23 on the campus of Iowa State University. The festival concludes with a concert at Hilton Coliseum which will be recorded by Iowa Public Television.

Being chosen to the All-State Festival is the highest individual honor attainable to Iowa high school musicians.