Allen ISD is celebrating 72 high school choir students who earned spots in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 All-Region Choirs, with 24 students advancing to the next round of the TMEA All-State competition.
More than 900 students began the audition process, competing for just 324 positions in the region's choirs. Students from Allen ISD competed alongside students from Denison, Lovejoy, Melissa, Plano, Princeton, Sherman, and Wylie ISDs.
During auditions held in early October, students performed prepared musical excerpts and sight-read music before a panel of judges. Their performances earned 72 Allen ISD students positions in one of four ensembles: the 9/10 Honor Treble Choir, Tenor-Bass Choir, Treble Choir, and Mixed Choir.
On Saturday, November 7, the selected students joined fellow musicians from across the region to rehearse with a guest conductor and perform at the Allen High School Performing Arts Center.
Of the 72 Allen ISD students selected, 24 earned the opportunity to continue competing for a place in a TMEA All-State Choir.
Allen ISD All-Region Choir Selections
9/10 Honor Treble Choir
Lowery Freshman Center: Khloe Chuang, Paige Hatley, Erica Hu, Christina Ogbu, Alice Olickal, Landry Smith, and Lillian Stalnaker.
Allen High School: Alexandra Dunlap, Malila Kovacs, Emma Robin, and Eshal Shameer.
Tenor-Bass Choir
Lowery Freshman Center: Pratyush Gaikwad and Owen Maygren.
Allen High School: Joshua Aytona, Swarit Daulatani, William Dickerson, Alfred Dupard, Caleb Ekrut, Cole Eung, Johan George, Nirav Parekh, Arjun Patel, Carter Reed, Nathan Schwab, Allen Tan, Kevin Ye, and Matthew Yowell.
Treble Choir
Lowery Freshman Center: Aubrey Guerrero, Nikila Rajan, and Prarthana Sriramanachiappan.
Allen High School: Sophia Adam, Aisha Ajdi, Laila Chapman, Madison Edgerley, Inchara Kere, Magdalena Malakhvei, Marley Malloy, Devri Nelson, Daniella Olinmah, Anvia Oommen, Maryska Orji, Shruti Poonam, Juliette Reeves, Chloe Riell, Madilynn Simpson, Keerthana Sriramanachiappan, Ishika Vasal, and Lilly Williams.
Mixed Choir
Lowery Freshman Center: Benjamin Apanah*
Allen High School: Brady Anderson*, Arshia Bajaj*, Christian Borroto*, Alina Charania*, Eli Cramer*, An-Nhien Dang*, Madison Julian*, Alexis Mackey*, Dominick Marsiglia*, Lydia Mathews*, Rahul Mukherjee*, Kiran Nambiar*, Suhani Patel*, Swetha Pulapaka*, Eshita Saha*, Avery Searcy*, Jackson Sharp*, Nadia Sherman*, Aditya Shirolkar*, Will Singhakam*, Allie Wright*, Allison Wright*, and Mina Zhang*.
Students marked with an asterisk advanced to the next round of the TMEA All-State competition.
Congratulations to all of our talented choir students on this outstanding achievement and for representing Allen ISD with pride!