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Katy ISD Ensemble Students Recognized with Highest Texas Music Award

Sixty-eight Katy ISD students now hold the prestigious title of “All-State Musician,” the highest honor a music student can receive in the state of Texas. The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) released its all-state results this January following several rigorous levels of competition.

“Every fall hundreds of Katy ISD ensemble students begin the competition process at their TMEA region and advance to compete against other student musicians from other regions,” said Damon Archer, Executive Director of the Katy ISD Fine Arts Department. “Only the top 2.6 percent of Texas students who audition become All-State Musicians,” added Archer.

The 2023 TMEA All-State Musicians include:

Student Name	Instrument	School
Josefina Arnett	Soprano	Tompkins High School
Anisha Arumilli	Alto	Tompkins High School
Ahana Bhat	Alto	Tompkins High School
Michael Brockmann	String Bass	Taylor High School
Bella Chan	Cello	Tompkins High School
Arjun Chandupatla	Violin	Tompkins High School
Chen-Yu Chang	Violin	Seven Lakes High School
Rosemary Chen	Flute	Jordan High School
Ryan Choi	Violin	Taylor High School
Matthew Chovanec	Percussion	Tompkins High School
Eugene Chung	Viola	Tompkins High School
Christine Clare	Viola	Seven Lakes High School
Preston Cole	Tenor	Tompkins High School
Tiago Ducuron	Bass	Jordan High School
Elijah Dycus	String Bass	Cinco Ranch High School
Brennan Ellsworth	Bass	Katy High School
Carly Freeman	Soprano	Tompkins High School
Samuel Gunn	Tenor	Katy High School
Ariahna Hurtado	Soprano	Paetow High School
Ella Jackson	Bassoon	Taylor High School
Brady Ji	Viola	Seven Lakes High School
Jake Jiang	Violin	Tompkins High School
Rebecca Jung	Violin	Cinco Ranch High School
Lydia Kang	Cello	Tompkins High School
Alexander Kappes	Bassoon	Katy High School
Zain Khan	String Bass	Seven Lakes High School
Suzuko Kiriyama	Clarinet	Taylor High School
Eloise Langan	Alto	Katy High School
Joshua LaPrade	Bass	Cinco Ranch High School
Kaitlyn Lewis	Soprano	Jordan High School
Henry Liu	Violin	Taylor High School
Jenny Liu	Alto	Taylor High School
YuXiang Lu	Piccolo	Cinco Ranch High School
Noah Machart	Trumpet	Cinco Ranch High School
Micah Marsh	Tenor	Cinco Ranch High School
Saniya Menzies	Soprano	Katy High School
Jerald Mercado	Tenor	Katy High School
Alakananda Nuthalapati	Alto	Jordan High School
Nate Owen	French Horn	Seven Lakes High School
Olivia Owen	French Horn	Seven Lakes High School
Adyson Owens	Alto	Katy High School
Santiago Paez	Viola	Taylor High School
Chanhee Park	Violin	Seven Lakes High School
Joel Park	Cello	Seven Lakes High School
Ryan Park	Cello	Taylor High School
Kendall Porter	Cello	Tompkins High School
Brian Rhee	Viola	Jordan High School
Christine Romero	Soprano	Seven Lakes High School
Jonas Ruelas	Trombone	Taylor High School
Shugo Sakamoto	String Bass	Seven Lakes High School
Jude Sepulveda	String Bass	Paetow High School
Diane Shim	Soprano	Jordan High School
Mackenzie Simkins	Alto	Katy High School
Brian Song	Clarinet	Seven Lakes High School
Patrick Spillman	Violin	Taylor High School
Kathryn Stokes	Alto	Tompkins High School
Bill Sun	Cello	Seven Lakes High School
Joyce Tan	Violin	Katy High School
Sophia Tang	Violin	Taylor High School
Nikolas Theriault	Bass 1	Cinco Ranch High School
Gavin Waterman	Trumpet	Taylor High School
Julia Wright	French Horn	Cinco Ranch High School
Leah Wu	Bassoon	Tompkins High School
Nathan Xu	Violin	Jordan High School
Andrew Yang	Cello	Tompkins High School
Rachel Yun	Cello	Cinco Ranch High School
Sophie Zeng	Violin	Jordan High School
Evan Zhang	Clarinet	Cinco Ranch High School

TMEA sponsors the Texas All-State audition process to promote students’ dedication to their musical knowledge and skill and to encourage educators to support their students in this development.