Hello WCS Students & Families!
Kirby and I want to take a moment to congratulate the WCS students who earned chairs in this year’s St. Louis All-Suburban Honors Orchestra ensembles. It’s always wonderful to see both students’ musical development over years and their concentrated effort to prepare for a specific audition culminate in an honor and an accomplishment for them.
This year, we want to congratulate Serena Huang, who earned a chair as a violinist in the St. Louis All-Suburban High School Honors Orchestra, Tarini Karnati, who earned the principal violist’s chair in the St. Louis All-Suburban High School Honors Orchestra, and Krishne Sundaram, who earned a violinists chair in the St. Louis All-Suburban Middle School Honors Orchestra.
Serena Huang (10th grade) enjoys studying the violin because of the different varieties of music it allows her to explore and perform. Tarini Karnati (10th grade) has been studying the viola for 6 years. She chose the viola because of its unique sound, and loves the challenges of learning to master a difficult instrument and creating beautiful tone. Krishne Sundaram (8th grade) has been studying the violin since 3rd grade, and taking lessons for 2 years. She enjoys violin as a calming, stress-relieving activity, and also participates in dance, vocal music, and badminton.
We also want to acknowledge all of our other students who auditioned for an All-Suburban Honors orchestra – your hard work certainly didn’t go unnoticed, and all the progress that you made in preparation for this year’s auditions will absolutely help you be even better-prepared for next year’s and will carry over to the rest of your playing, as well!
If you’re a middle school or high school student who participates in your school’s orchestra and have never auditioned for a St. Louis All-Suburban Honors Orchestra before, we certainly encourage you to consider it for next fall!
Congratulations, once again, Serena, Tarini, and Krishne!