On Monday, Nov. 18, 43 Westwood Students auditioned for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 26 Full Orchestra. Out of the students who auditioned, 16 made the orchestra.
“I have been practicing since the etudes came out in July,” Noah Revelett ‘26 said. “I am very happy I made it and looking forward to the experience.”
At the audition, students won seven of the 14 instruments. This means these students are first chairs, and won the room out of all other auditionees. In addition, Westwood took all of the spots in the orchestra for various instruments, including piccolo, flute, clarinet, and tuba.
“It’s a good feeling to be part of such a high quality band program,” Revelett said.
The Region 26 Full Orchestra clinic and concert will occur on Dec. 6-7.
Below is the full list of students advancing:
Piccolo
1st Chair: Ved Chakravartula (Region Orchestra & Area)
Flute
1st Chair: Ella Kim (Region Orchestra & Area)
2nd Chair: Helen Zhang (Region Orchestra & Area)
3rd Chair: Soomin Oh (Region Orchestra)
4th Chair: Megan Luo (Region Orchestra
Oboe
1st Chair: Justin Yu (Region Orchestra & Area)
Clarinet
1st Chair: Hyun Lee (Region Orchestra & Area)
2nd Chair: Kevin Xu (Region Orchestra & Area)
3rd Chair: Blair Qiao (Region Orchestra)
4th Chair: Noah Revelett (Region Orchestra)
Trumpet
4th Chair: Diego DiGiulio (Area)
Horn
1st Chair: Sterling Vaughn (Region Orchestra & Area)
4th Chair: Jackson Paddock (Region Orchestra)
Tuba
1st Chair: Jonathan Chien (Region Orchestra & Area)
Percussion
1st Chair: Sean Ge (Region Orchestra & Area)
2nd Chair: Neel Kotichintala (Region Orchestra & Area)
4th Chair: Nicholas Toeante (Region Orchestra)
