Grosse Pointe Students Selected for All-State Orchestra Ensemble

Students from Grosse Pointe South High School and Pierce Middle School have been selected for the 2013-2014 MSBOA All-State Orchestra ensembles at the Devos Center during the Michigan Music Conference, Jan. 16-18, in Grand Rapids.

According to a release, there were more than 2,500 auditions for the ensembles. 
Participants include Spencer Korejwo, (first chair viola), Jeannine Degnan (cello), and Joseph Boyle (string bass,) from Grosse Pointe South High School. Other students from South High School, Jeffrey Matthews (string bass) and Connor Reinman (string bass) were named honorable mention.  

Amelia Abouljoud (viola) will be representing Grosse Pointe Pierce Middle school. Two other students from Pierce Middle School, Isabelle Adams (violin) and John Kyle (string bass) were named honorable mention.