Eight Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts students earned South All-Region Orchestra honors during recent auditions, qualifying to participate in the South Region Orchestra Clinic on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4.
The South Region Clinic is sponsored by the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association. It will be held at Conway High School.
ASMSA students who were selected for the orchestra include:
- Anna Le, a sophomore from Fort Smith, violin 1, fifth chair;
- Annette Hall, a junior from Benton, violin 1, 15th chair;
- Aubrey McGarrah, a senior from Searcy, viola, eighth chair;
- Gisselle Ellington, a senior from North Little Rock, cello, fourth chair;
- Daniel Lee, a senior from Russellville, cello, ninth chair;
- Paul Murphy, a junior from Conway, cello, 10th chair;
- Grace Adams, a senior from Lamar, bass, third chair; and
- Alex Back, a senior from Benton, horn in F, third chair.
Students who play string instruments auditioned for the South Region Orchestra on Oct. 14 at Little Rock Mills High School. Auditions for South Region Orchestra wind instruments were held on Oct. 23 at Conway Junior High.
Student musicians will participate in a music clinic at Conway High School on Friday and Saturday. A concert featuring both the junior high and the senior high South Region Orchestras will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the James H. Clark Auditorium at Conway High School.