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Holdsworth qualifies for prestigious 2017 All-State Band!

WHS senior earns All-State honor for 3rd straight year in alto sax

by WHS Band Director Jason Smith on November 30, 2017

WHS senior Sydney Holdsworth qualified for Nebaska's 2017 All State Band on alto saxophone . . . the third straight year she has captured this honor. Holdsworth is pictured with WHS Band Director Jason Smith.

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WHS senior Sydney Holdsworth qualified for Nebaska's 2017 All State Band on alto saxophone . . . the third straight year she has captured this honor. Holdsworth is pictured with WHS Band Director Jason Smith.

For three days, students from all over Nebraska gathered in Lincoln for All-State Music and the Nebraska Music Education Association’s (NMEA) yearly conference.

Students are selected for this yearly event based off of a difficult audition process. This year, over 2,000 students from across Nebraska auditioned for the different All-State Ensembles.

WHS senior Sydney Holdsworth was selected for the band on alto saxophone, and she received 4th chair placement. This was her 3rd year qualifying for the All-State Band!

These students enjoyed the opportunity to rehearse with nationally recognized clinicians, along with the state’s best high school musicians.  

On Saturday, November 18, the All-State ensembles finished their week with a performance at the Lied Center in Lincoln.

This event is an extremely rewarding musical experience for all involved, and a huge honor for the students that participated. Well done Sydney!