FCPS Students Selected for 2024 All-Virginia Jazz Band, VMEA Senior Honors Choir, and All-Virginia Elementary Orff Ensemble
Forty-eight students representing 17 Fairfax County high schools and one elementary school have been selected for the 2024 All-Virginia Orff Ensemble, the 2024 All-Virginia Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble, and the 2024 Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Senior Honors Choir. The students will rehearse and perform with other premier musicians from across the state from Tuesday, November 19, through Saturday, November 23, in Norfolk. The performances are free and open to the public.
Students throughout Virginia went through a rigorous audition process to audition for positions within these ensembles. Participants will rehearse with nationally recognized conductors and collaborate with fellow musicians during the event.
The concerts will be held in Norfolk on Thursday, November 21 (All-VA Orff Ensemble and All-Virginia Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble), beginning at 11:30 a.m. and ending at 1:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 23 (Senior Honors Choir), beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m.
FCPS students selected for the groups in 2024 are:
All-Virginia Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble
Vanya Balakersky, South County High School.
Weston Borodin, James Madison High School.
Jesus Garcia-Ferrufino, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
Travis Hanover, Westfield High School.
Aden Hill, Chantilly High School.
Anderson Hoang, Langley High School.
Jack Matyas, Chantilly High School.
Fintan Murphy, McLean High School.
Maxwell Ritter, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.
Senior Honors Choir
Colt Armstrong, Falls Church High School.
Ainsley Buice, Fairfax High School.
Ruby Carlon, West Springfield High School.
Anna Cox, Langley High School.
Surya Dineshkumar, Oakton High School.
Theodore Erickson, Madison High School.
Erik Figueroa, Hayfield Secondary School.
Elizabeth Fox, Langley High School
Aannali De Franco, South County High School.
Advai Govind, Madison High School.
Nahar Gurudatha, Langley High School.
Brielle Kirk, West Potomac High School.
Lakshmi Hari, Chantilly High School.
Emi Harrison, Oakton High School.
Miriam Hutchings, Oakton High School.
Adonis Iparraguirre, Chantilly High School.
Maia Kalbag, Oakton High School.
Alison Kowalski, Oakton High School.
Jacob Lee, Marshall High School.
Finn MacStravic, Oakton High School.
Serena Mancuso, Woodson High School.
Lillianna McNerney, Westfield High School.
Joaquin Najar, Woodson High School.
Daniel Qiu, Langley High School.
Vishwa Rakasi, Langley High School.
Charlotte Reymann, Woodson High School.
Jesse Smith, Hayfield Secondary School.
Ashraya Suri, Langley High School.
Victoria Terrazas, Langley High School.
Zachary Ulman, Langley High School.
Henry Waldrop, Herndon High School.
Eleanor Williams, Oakton High School.
Brian Zheng, Woodson High School.
All-Virginia Orff Ensemble
Cora Hardy, Powell Elementary School.
Allie Hong, Powell Elementary School.
Eliana Lee, Powell Elementary School.
Brea O’Dell, Powell Elementary School.
Ahilya Sastry, Powell Elementary School.
Anika Savdharia, Powell Elementary School.
Additional students may be called in to participate next week that are not listed and will be added by the Virginia Music Educators Association. Alternates are not listed in the above list.
For more information, visit the VMEA Conference 2024 website.
