The New Mexico Music Educators Association All-State Festival will be held January 10-13 at the University of New Mexico.
Eighteen Academy guitar students earned one of the 72 spots for the entire state in the 2024 New Mexico All-State Guitar Ensemble! In addition, all four of the top spots were awarded to Academy students.
Theo Gallant ’25, Concertmaster
Quinn Ross ’25, Principal 2
Taryn Ortiz ’25, Principal 3
Andreas Hofer ’27, Principal 4
Meryem Anderoglu ’25
Rio Chavez ’26
Matthew Delaney ’25
Ella Drescher ’25
Elizabeth Hiller ’25
Annie Hoang ’24
Julia Kelly ’24
Aden Lim ’27
Micah Lim ’25
Sydney Marks ’24
Cruz Sandoval ’25
Petra Sipos ’25
Marcelo Tohen ’26
Ethan Varley ’25
All-State High School Treble Choir
Kadiah Dragone-Gutierrez ’26
Leah Lopez ’26
All-State High School Mixed Choir
Zachary Brown ’26
Kaede Carroll ’24
Ryan Kelley ’25
William Landahl ’26
Alexandra Raskin ’25
Bella Sánchez ’24
Ida Shelton ’27
Sophia Wrobel ’24
All-State Concert Orchestra
Jane Bielejec ’26, Violin
All-State Symphony Orchestra
Abigail Czuchlewski ’24, Cello
Gavin Mitchell ’26, Viola
Viveka Narayanan ’24, Violin
Anna-Alice Patelli ’26, Violin
All-State Band
Jiniu Lee ’26, Trumpet, Symphonic Band
Tallulah Ortiz ’24, Percussion, Concert Band
Harrison Schiek ’26, Trumpet, Alternate
Zachariah Sena ’25, Bass Clarinet, Concert Band
Ethan Xia ’26, Trumpet, Concert Band
2024 All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz All-State Festival, January 19-21 at New Mexico State University, added a Vocal Jazz Ensemble in 2024, and five Academy students were selected for the 24-voice ensemble.
William Landahl ’26
Alexandra Raskin ’25
Bella Sánchez ’24
Ida Shelton ’27
Atlas Wrobel ’24
2024 Youth All-State Choirs
The Youth All-State Festival, January 25-27 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, is organized by the New Mexico chapter of the American Choral Directors’ Association and is for students in grades 4-9. The following students were selected for the 2024 Youth All-State Choirs.
Elementary Choir
Chelsea Avila Rodriguez ’30
Jake Jackson ’30
Sally Landahl ’30
Beckham Ludwig ’30
Erick Meza ’30
Weston Munson ’30
Darby Pitcher ’30
Jayden Saenz ’30
Mira Thompkins ’30
Gabriel Willis ’30
Treble Youth Choir
Stella Marin ’29
Sofia Nicolaou ’29
Lillie Grace Rosen ’29
Arundhati Satphathi ’29
Ida Shelton ’27
Mixed Youth Choir
Ty Andrews ’28
Funmi Erinle ’29
Oliver Gutierrez ’28
Sara Helvenston ’29
Larissa Jubay ’28
Calla McHorse ’29
Lizzie Peterson ’29
Nia Rogers ’27
Dominic Rosner-Salazar ’28
Sowmya Sankaran ’27
Eighth grader Ida Shelton is the first Academy chorus student to be selected for three All-State choral festivals in the same year – high school, jazz, and youth.
