Madilyn Sallee, Abi Mills, Madison Blackmon, and Joseph Sena, all members of the Frenship HS Varsity Chorale will perform with the Texas All-State Choirs in San Antonio, Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2024 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. 

These students were chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Texas Music Educators Association, a 14,000+ member organization headquartered in Austin. This is Madilyn Sallee’s fourth time, Abi Mill’s third time, Joseph Sena’s second time, Madison Blackmon’s first time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. 

“These students have spent the better part of a year studying, preparing, and practicing for this experience,” said Frenship High School Choir Director, Amy Moss. “They are outstanding students and musicians. We are extremely proud of this extraordinary accomplishment!" 

High school students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through auditions to qualify at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. 1,875 students are selected through a process that began with over 70,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 18 ensembles. 

Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition. This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 33 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in eight TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group. Only the top 2.6% of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians. 

These All-State students participate in four days of rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances for thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close. For the All-State concert and conductor information, go to the Performances section of www.tmea.org/convention.