(KATY ISD) - Sixty-eight Katy ISD students now hold the title of “All-State Musician,” the highest honor a music student can receive in the state of Texas. The Texas Music Educators Association released its all-state results this January following several rigorous levels of
competition.
“Every fall hundreds of Katy ISD ensemble students begin the competition process at their TMEA region and advance to compete against other student musicians from other regions,” said Damon Archer, executive director of the Katy ISD Fine Arts Department. “Only the top 2.6 percent of Texas students who audition become All-State Musicians.”
The 2023 TMEA All-State Musicians include:
Student Name
Instrument
School
Josefina Arnett
Soprano
Tompkins High School
Anisha Arumilli
Alto
Tompkins High School
Ahana Bhat
Alto
Tompkins High School
Michael Brockmann
String Bass
Taylor High School
Bella Chan
Cello
Tompkins High School
Arjun Chandupatla
Violin
Tompkins High School
Chen-Yu Chang
Violin
Seven Lakes High School
Rosemary Chen
Flute
Jordan High School
Ryan Choi
Violin
Taylor High School
Matthew Chovanec
Percussion
Tompkins High School
Eugene Chung
Viola
Tompkins High School
Christine Clare
Viola
Seven Lakes High School
Preston Cole
Tenor
Tompkins High School
Tiago Ducuron
Bass
Jordan High School
Elijah Dycus
String Bass
Cinco Ranch High School
Brennan Ellsworth
Bass
Katy High School
Carly Freeman
Soprano
Tompkins High School
Samuel Gunn
Tenor
Katy High School
Ariahna Hurtado
Soprano
Paetow High School
Ella Jackson
Bassoon
Taylor High School
Brady Ji
Viola
Seven Lakes High School
Jake Jiang
Violin
Tompkins High School
Rebecca Jung
Violin
Cinco Ranch High School
Lydia Kang
Cello
Tompkins High School
Alexander Kappes
Bassoon
Katy High School
Zain Khan
String Bass
Seven Lakes High School
Suzuko Kiriyama
Clarinet
Taylor High School
Eloise Langan
Alto
Katy High School
Joshua LaPrade
Bass
Cinco Ranch High School
Kaitlyn Lewis
Soprano
Jordan High School
Henry Liu
Violin
Taylor High School
Jenny Liu
Alto
Taylor High School
YuXiang Lu
Piccolo
Cinco Ranch High School
Noah Machart
Trumpet
Cinco Ranch High School
Micah Marsh
Tenor
Cinco Ranch High School
Saniya Menzies
Soprano
Katy High School
Jerald Mercado
Tenor
Katy High School
Alakananda Nuthalapati
Alto
Jordan High School
Nate Owen
French Horn
Seven Lakes High School
Olivia Owen
French Horn
Seven Lakes High School
Adyson Owens
Alto
Katy High School
Santiago Paez
Viola
Taylor High School
Chanhee Park
Violin
Seven Lakes High School
Joel Park
Cello
Seven Lakes High School
Ryan Park
Cello
Taylor High School
Kendall Porter
Cello
Tompkins High School
Brian Rhee
Viola
Jordan High School
Christine Romero
Soprano
Seven Lakes High School
Jonas Ruelas
Trombone
Taylor High School
Shugo Sakamoto
String Bass
Seven Lakes High School
Jude Sepulveda
String Bass
Paetow High School
Diane Shim
Soprano
Jordan High School
Mackenzie Simkins
Alto
Katy High School
Brian Song
Clarinet
Seven Lakes High School
Patrick Spillman
Violin
Taylor High School
Kathryn Stokes
Alto
Tompkins High School
Bill Sun
Cello
Seven Lakes High School
Joyce Tan
Violin
Katy High School
Sophia Tang
Violin
Taylor High School
Nikolas Theriault
Bass 1
Cinco Ranch High School
Gavin Waterman
Trumpet
Taylor High School
Julia Wright
French Horn
Cinco Ranch High School
Leah Wu
Bassoon
Tompkins High School
Nathan Xu
Violin
Jordan High School
Andrew Yang
Cello
Tompkins High School
Rachel Yun
Cello
Cinco Ranch High School
Sophie Zeng
Violin
Jordan High School
Evan Zhang
Clarinet
Cinco Ranch High School
TMEA sponsors the Texas All-State audition process to promote students’ dedication to their musical knowledge and skill and to encourage educators to support their students in this development.