WHS musicians earn state recognition
Westlake High School senior Matt Eppele was selected for the second time as a member of the All-State Orchestra. Last year he participated in the All-State Band.
Several WHS musicians were selected as alternates for the All-State groups, including Jessica Barrick, Nathan Hsaio and Juyoung Lee. All-State groups are selected from auditions throughout the state and perform at the Ohio Music Education Association Conference, which will be held at the Cleveland Convention Center Jan. 31-Feb. 2.
The convention will provide a platform for several performances by Westlake students. Jazz I will perform Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. and then serve as the clinic group for University of Louisville Jazz professor Jerry Tolson. The Chamber Orchestra will perform Feb. 2 at 9:30 a.m.
Another five WHS students were selected to perform with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra from Cleveland at the conference. Rose Brookhart, Alex Falcone, Amelia Martens, Adam Schordock and Kevin Smith were selected for performances.
All of the performances are free and open to the public. All are students under Director of Instrumental Music Hilary Patriok.