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The Chelmsford High School a cappella group The Thursdays won the International Championship of High School A Cappella Northeast Region title for the fourth straight year and competed in the final Saturday. (Chelmsford High School, courtesy)
CHELMSFORD, MA An a cappella group from Chelmsford High School was among the top eight high school groups in the nation at International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA) national championship this weekend.
The Thursdays didn t place this year during the championship, but they did best some 130 schools nationwide to come in among the top eight high school music groups.
The national championship appearance marks the fourth for The Thursdays, as they qualified in 2017, 2018 and 2019 – the latter in which they placed a best-ever third in the U.S.
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Top, from left: Lily Hoyt, Ethan Meltzer, Sarah Buliszak, Jack Tallent. Bottom, from left: Ryan Moore, Alex Moore, Keya Upadhyay, Kyle Pinto. (Chris O Donell, courtesy)
CHELMSFORD, MA Eight musicians representing Chelmsford High School s Orchestra and Band were chosen to represent the school at an all-state ensemble.
The student-musicians were among 24 named to the Massachusetts Music Educators AssociationNortheast Senior Ensemble and 17 who earned All-State recommendation on Nov. 30. More than 1,100 students submitted applications for the seats.
Senior twins Alex Moore, who plays trumpet, and Ryan Moore who plays bass clarinet, both received first chair honors and were among the top scorers in the state.