The IA Okma music students work hard all year, and many students also put extra time and effort into regional and state level competitions. Listed on this page are some of the accomplishments of IA Okma music students during the 2017-2018 school year in events related to our school affiliated organizations: MSBOA, MSVMA, and NAfME/MMEA. Of course there are many kids who do extra ensembles and events not connected to the music program. We take a moment to celebrate the hard work of all of these students, their directors, families, and others who have helped them refine their skills!
MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble – The following students were invited to State Solo & Ensemble by receiving a first division rating (I) at District S&E in January 2018.
Amaya Atten
Samuel Cao
Enrico Colon
Neha Dwibhashyam
Gabriana Farah
Miles Goedert
Emily Guilds
Dora Guo
Michael Guo
Rina Helt
Lenna Kanehara
Nita Kattimani
Jungwoo Kim
Lola Leahy
Moochan Lee
Jacqueline Li
Larissa Michel
Kate Moo
Zeinab Mostafa
Annie Nguyen
Andrea Niu
Sophia Norton
Lara Orkun
Isabella Panse
Angela Peterson
Matthew Priskorn
Lila Reddy
Zachary Rosario
Heidi Schmidt
Navreet Singh
MSBOA District 4 Honors Band – The following students were accepted to the District 4 Honor Band weekend event based on director nominations and previous year’s State S&E scores.
Andrea Niu
Isabella Panse
Angela Peterson
Nyah Phillips
Heidi Schmidt
MSBOA Michigan Youth Arts Festival Nomination – The following students were invited to participate in MSBOA’s statewide MYAF Band or Orchestra by having among the highest State S&E Proficiency Exam scores in the state on their respective instruments.
Rina Helt
Lenna Kanehara
Lola Leahy
Larissa Michel
Isabella Panse
MSBOA All-State Orchestra – The following students were accepted to the All-State Orchestra by winning a statewide audition, representing the best of Michigan’s orchestral musicians. They performed at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids in January 2018.
Rina Helt
Miles Goedert
Amy Tang
MSVMA State Solo & Ensemble – The following students were invited to State Solo & Ensemble by receiving a first division rating (I) at District S&E in January 2018.
Adriana Doria
Delaney Finn
Pooja Menon
MSVMA Regional Honors Choir – The following students won a recorded audition to be able to perform at the Honors Choir concert in December 2017.
Delaney Finn
Sydney Warner
MSVMA State Honors Choir – Students who advance from Regional Honors Choir are placed in State, performing at the Michigan Music Conference in January in three separate choirs.
Sydney Warner
MSVMA All-State at MYAF – The final step in the MSVMA Honors Choir process, students who advance from State HC move on to All-State at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival, a single choir comprised of the best vocal musicians in the state.
Sydney Warner
MMEA Honors Composition Concert – Students receiving this honor submitted their original works to the MMEA Composition panel. Outstanding entries were selected to have their composition performed at the Michigan Music Conference in January 2018.
Miles Goedert
Larissa Michel
NAfME Tri-M Music Honor Society Executive Board – Music Honor Society is founded on the principle of both recognizing and cultivating excellence and service in music education. The following students were elected to the board by the membership, and ran the organization for the 2017-18 school year.
Atta Bettagi
Heejun Cho
Alexandra Grypinich
Meghana Kandiraju
Larissa Michel
Congratulations to all IA Okma Musicians!