Upper St. Clair musicians make PMEA all-state band
Four Upper St. Clair High School musicians successfully auditioned for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Band. Representing USC will be Isaac Bernstein, percussion; Gabe Pacella, trumpet; Lauren Tenney, clarinet; and Ben Wasson, trombone.
The competitive auditions were held during the Region 1 Band Festival on March 23 at Butler Intermediate High School. PMEA Region 1 is comprised of PMEA District 1 and District 5, which includes Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
The USC students are led by Dr. John Seybert, performing arts curriculum leader and director of high school bands.
Each year, thousands of high school musicians across the commonwealth audition in their geographic area. Individually, students perform for a panel of judges. Student musicians who rank the highest advance to compete against student musicians from other parts of PMEA regions. The highest-ranking student musicians at the PMEA region level qualify to perform in one of six Pennsylvania All-State music ensembles.
The PMEA All-State Festival will be held April 19-22 at the Kalahari Resort in the Poconos. The All-State ensembles, directed by nationally recognized conductors, will rehearse for two days and conclude with a performance. All-State Ensembles include jazz and vocal jazz, chorus, concert band, orchestra and wind ensembles. Learn more about the event and the guest conductors at: https://www.pmea.net/pmeaall-stateinformation/.