Three participate in district orchestra
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Three Upper St. Clair High School musicians recently participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Senior District 1 Orchestra.
Representing Upper St. Clair were juniors Skanda Sathya Vagheeswar, violin, and Kyriaki Smith, clarinet, along with senior Elena Wetzel, violin.
The district orchestra event was held Thursday, Jan. 22 through Saturday, Jan. 24 at Mt. Lebanon High School. The students performed music by Mussorgsky, Jinosko, and Coleridge-Taylor under the baton of Dr. Rotem Weinberg, director of the Symphony Orchestra at WVU.
The Upper St. Clair students receive strings instruction from Karen Chisholm, Upper St. Clair orchestra director.
PMEA District 1 encompasses Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Students selected for District ensembles may qualify to advance to Region, All-State, Eastern Division, and National NAfME ensembles.
PMEA is a statewide nonprofit organization 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. For more information about PMEA visit www.pmea.net.
- USCHS