ABILENE – Abilene High School and Cooper High School orchestra students participated in the Texas Music Educators Association Region 6 All-Region Orchestra audition on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Cooper High School.

Abilene High School placed ten (10) students in the All-Region Symphony Orchestra.  Those students by instrument were:
Violin – Caesar Chavez, Andrew Fink, and Naomi McCracken
Viola – JulieAnn Sauceda
Cello – Grant Bridge, Frank Fang, Gabriella Garza, Dylan Mills
Bass – Dylan Fink and Angelina Kim

Cooper High School placed four (4) students in the All-Region Symphony Orchestra.  Those students by instrument were:
Violin – Trinity Fernandez and Matheo Vergara
Cello – Jared Ripple
Piano – Kaniel Kirby

Abilene High School placed three (3) students in the All-Region Philharmonic Orchestra.  Those students by instrument were:
Violin – Ethan Dunn and Michelle Oliver
Bass – Krystian Huff

Cooper High School placed three (3) students in the All-Region Philharmonic Orchestra.  Those students by instrument were:
Viola – Jose Pena
Cello – Alex Beckett
Bass – Summer Revell

These students will be performing in the All-Region Orchestra Concert at Robert E. Lee High School, on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at 5:00 p.m.  Both Abilene High School and Cooper High School orchestras are under the direction of Darcy Radcliffe and Fred Grigg.