PORT ANGELES — Four Port Angeles High School students have been chosen via recorded auditions to perform in Washington’s All-State Choirs and the All-State Symphony Orchestras.
Mackenzie Cammack, Mariia Dzhenkova, Lauren Rankin and Brittney Sofie will perform in Yakima in conjunction with the Washington Music Educators Conference from Feb. 12-14.
Cammack and Sofie were selected for the choirs; Dzhenkova and Rankin were selected for the orchestras.
Jolene Dalton Gailey, Port Angeles High School choral director, said Cammack will sing in the All-State Symphonic Choir under the direction of Elena Sharkova of the Silicon Valley Chorale, and Sofie will sing in the All-State Treble Choir under the direction of Nicole Lamartine from the University of Wyoming.
Ron Jones, the schools’ orchestra director, said Rankin and Dzhenkova will perform in the Washington All-State Symphony Orchestra and the All-State Chamber Orchestra, respectively.
“They will have two-plus days of rehearsals with nationally known conductors,” Jones said.
“Dr. Mark Laycock, Wichita Symphony youth orchestra director, will conduct the All-State Chamber Orchestra, and Brett Mitchell, associate conductor for the Cleveland Orchestra, will conduct the All-State Symphony Orchestra.
“It is a wonderful opportunity for our students to perform in ensembles with their peers from around the state,” Jones added.
