Six of Darien High School’s outstanding music students participated in the CT All-State Music Festival in Hartford on April 28-30. Pictured L-R: Theresa Du, Dominick Wood, Wen Yan Toh, Avery Brook, Caroline Lacy and Sara Baldwin.
Six outstanding musicians from Darien High School were chosen through a highly competitive state-wide audition process and participated in the Connecticut Music Educators Association All-State Music Festival. The rehearsals and the concerts for the festival took place at Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT on April 28-30 in conjunction with the CMEA conference. The Darien students had the privilege of working in musical ensembles with Connecticut’s most accomplished high school musicians conducted by nationally renowned conductors and educators. Richard Sadlon, the Director of Music in Darien states that, “We are all extremely proud of the accomplishments of our All-State Music students and they are to be commended and recognized for doing such a fine job of representing Darien High School and our entire town at this prestigious state-wide event. They are among the finest school musicians in our state.”
The Darien All-State Music students are: From the Orchestra: Sara Baldwin and Wen Yan Toh. From the Jazz Ensemble: Dominick Wood. Band: Theresa Du, and Chorus: Avery Brook and Caroline Lacy.