Students chosen for PMEA District 1 Honors String Orchestra

Eight Fox Chapel Area High School students were chosen to participate in the 2024 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 1 Honors String Orchestra Festival. The students are senior Anna Delale-O’Connor (violin); juniors Xing Carlough (viola), Michael Costello (bass), Charles Hahl (cello) and Eloise Johnson (violin); sophomores Hayden Trac (violin) and Leonidas Vandapel (cello); and freshman Henry Sun (violin).

Approximately 250 students from across the greater Pittsburgh area auditioned for the PMEA District 1 Honors String Orchestra and only 90 were chosen to participate. The students rehearsed November 15 and 16 and the festival culminated with a concert on November 16 at Upper St. Clair High School. The orchestra was conducted by Dr. Timothy Dixon, professor of music at Messiah University.