• Oct. 27, 2017

    Six named to PMEA honors choir

    PMEA Honors Choir Six Upper St. Clair High School students were selected to participate in the 2017 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 1 Honors Choir.

    • Sammy Cancilla, grade 12 - Tenor 2
    • Millena DeIuliis, grade 10 - Soprano 1
    • Christian Jones, grade 11 - Tenor 2
    • Andrew Rauber, grade 12 - Tenor 2
    • Logan Reynolds, grade 12 - Tenor 1
    • Zach Reynolds, grade 9 - Tenor 1

    The six USC students are among more than 175 high school singers from Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmorland counties who will be participating in the two-day experience Oct. 27-28 at Trinity High School in Washington, Pa.

    Serving as guest conductors for the honors choir are Dr. Yugo Ikach, director of choral activities and fine arts co-chair at California University of Pennsylvania, and Melanie Catana, director of choral activities at Waynesburg University.

    PMEA is a statewide nonprofit organization of more than 4,500 members, dedicated to promoting the musical development of all Pennsylvanians. The organization promotes and supports quality music education, learning and performance as well as promoting and supporting music education in schools and communities. PMEA is affiliated with The National Association for Music Education.