Students from Northwestern Lehigh High School reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning places in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival music ensembles.

Each year, thousands of high school musicians across the state audition in their geographic area. Individually, students perform for a panel of judges. Student musicians who rank the highest advance to compete against student musicians from other parts of PMEA Regions. The highest-ranking student musicians at the PMEA Region level qualify to perform in one of six Pennsylvania All-State music ensembles.

“We commend the student musicians that are part of the 2022 PMEA All-State Festival,” said PMEA president and retired music educator Phil Stattel. “We know the past two years have been challenging for all students and for these students to work through the challenges to perform at the highest level is to be celebrated.”

Students from Northwestern Lehigh include: Dayna Dengler, a senior flute player, who will perform in the All-State Wind Ensemble, and Carson Mesics, a junior violinist, who will perform in the All-State Orchestra. At Northwestern Lehigh, these students are under the direction of Allison Kline, band director.

The student musicians who qualify will perform at the annual PMEA All-State Festival at the Kalahari Resort in the Poconos from April 8-9. Nationally recognized conductors at the convention direct the groups who rehearse for two days and conclude with a performance. Learn more about the event and the guest conductors at: https://www.pmea.net/pmeaall-stateinformation.