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FCAHS Students Chosen for District 1 Honors String Orchestra

FCAHS Students Chosen for District 1 Honors String Orchestra

Nine Fox Chapel Area High School students have been selected by audition to perform with the 2023 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 1 Honors String Orchestra. The students are seniors Amelia Costello (violin), Sophia Rike (cello), and Bridget Yun (cello); junior Anna Delale-O’Connor (violin); sophomores Xing Carlough (viola), Michael Costello (bass), and Eloise Johnson (violin); and freshmen Ozlem Sayrak (cello) and Leonidas Vandapel (cello).

A total of 75 of the top student-musicians from Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties were selected for the District 1 Honors String Orchestra. The festival will be held at Mt. Lebanon High School on November 17 and 18 and will culminate with a public concert November 18. The orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Alexandra Dee, the director of orchestral activities at Appalachian State University.