Shaler Area High School students, Tori Lorenz and Paige Milavec, are two of 36 vocalists in their voice sections to be chosen to perform at the 2015 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Conference.
Lorenz, a junior, and Milavec, a sophomore, will perform in the prestigious All-State Chorus Ensemble at the PMEA All-State Conference in Hershey, on March 25-28.
The students went through a competitive audition process that started in November when they auditioned for the PMEA District Chorus. The final audition for the All-State Chorus Ensemble was in February. They were ranked within the top 5 of hundreds of vocalists from more than 100 school districts who competed for a spot in the All-State ensemble.
The All-State Chorus will be directed by Major Daniel F. Toven. Maj. Toven who has held positions with the U.S. Army Band and Chorus, was Assistant Director of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh under Robert Page and has prepared choirs for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pops performances under Marvin Hamlisch.