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21 EHS musicians earn all-state honors
Tyler Pletsch, tyler.pletsch@edwpub.net
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EDWARDSVILLE Despite an odd year and new way of auditioning, 21 musicians at Edwardsville High School have been chosen as Illinois Music Education Association’s 2020 all-state.
“I have been amazed by how the students have kept music alive. With all the changes, they are being fluid,” EHS orchestra director Victoria Voumard said. “They have stayed motivated and continue to work hard through all of this.”
Of the 21 students are five band members, seven choir members and nine orchestra members.
Each year, EHS musicians audition for ILMEA and their all-state honors. Those auditions are usually conducted in person but due to COVID-19, students were asked to make a YouTube video of themselves performing. For some, the new setting stirred fewer nerves.