Wapato Student Musician One Of Best In State

A Wapato High School junior has been selected as one of the top musical students in the state.

Elise Erickson has been chosen by the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) to participate in the 2015 WMEA All-State performing groups. She will join other outstanding high school musicians from across the state in this gala event.

Elise was chosen to participate in the WMEA All-State Symphonic Choir on Soprano 2. WMEA All-State high school bands, orchestras and choirs will gather Feb. 13-15 in Spokane, where they will rehearse and perform in concert under the direction of world-renowned conductors.

These WMEA All-State musicians were selected from more than 2,600 students who auditioned to participate in this outstanding event, which is sponsored by the Washington Music Educators Association.

Many professional musicians credit their All-State experience as crucial in their decision to choose music as a career. Thousands of others whose career paths took them in other directions have great memories of participating in this inspiring and motivating musical experience and claim that it was a life-changing experience for them.

Well-known Washingtonians who have participated in past years’ WMEA All-State groups include The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist David Horsey, 2008 National Teacher of the Year Andrea Peterson and jazz saxophonist Kenny G.