BROOKVILLE, Pa (EYT) – Brookville Area School District students have reached the pinnacle of high school music as they’ve earned placed in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) All-State Festival music ensembles.
(PHOTO L-R: Kayla Gaston, Joe Deibler, and Shayla Hines.)
The festival will take place at the Kalahari Resort in The Poconos, Pennsylvania, on April 8 & 9.
Each year, thousands of high school musicians across the state 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.
Students from Brookville Area School District include: senior euphonium player Joe Deibler in the All-State Wind Ensemble, senior flute player Shayla Hines in the All-State Concert Band, and junior soprano Kayla Gaston in the All-State Choir.
“I am so proud of Joe, Shayla, and Kayla,” Brookville High School Band Director Kyle Grabigel said. “All three of them put in a lot of hard work throughout the audition process, and I’m thrilled that their commitment to music making paid off. The All-State Festival will be an amazing experience for all of them.”
“Kayla is an exceptional vocalist,” Brookville High School choir director Meagan Shaw said. “Kayla’s hours of hard work and dedication have certainly help her achieve such rewarding accomplishments. I congratulate Shayla and Joe as well. We are fortunate to have such talented students at Brookville.”
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