Several Papermakers and Panthers put their musical talents to work at the Washington Music Educators Association conference recently.
The event, held Feb. 14 to 16 in Yakima, included a 300-voice symphonic choir, 200-piece concert band, 250-piece symphony orchestra and 65-piece chamber orchestra.
Students were selected to perform in the all-state groups based on auditions, which included thousands of entries.
The students rehearsed for three days, culminating in a gala performance. The all-state band concert program was held at Eisenhower High School, all-state orchestra at the Capitol Theatre and the all-state choral concert program at the Yakima Convention Center.
Camas High School participants included: Phoebus Tsai, freshman, (concert band, French horn), Amanda Felipe, senior, (symphony orchestra, principal flute), Rachel Smith, senior, (symphonic choir, soprano two), Ryann Bruno, senior, (symphonic choir, soprano two), John Neumann, freshman, (symphony orchestra, tuba), Rebecca Fitzgerald, senior, (symphonic choir, soprano two), Thomas Matthews, junior, (symphonic choir, tenor one) and Isaac Hodapp, sophomore, (chamber orchestra, principal trumpet).