String Musicians Selected for Region Orchestras

String Musicians Selected for Region Orchestras

Congratulations to the 27 string musicians who recently earned chairs in the Texas Music Educators Association’s Region 20 Orchestras.

Over the weekend, the following Middle and Upper School String musicians earned placement in Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 20 Orchestra I, Orchestra II, Honor Orchestra, or Philharmonic Orchestra. They will participate in a weekend of rehearsals leading up to a performance on Saturday, December 13.

Concert I Orchestra
ebecca Yao ’31 - First Violin, 2nd Chair
Fiona Ou ’31 - First Violin, 3rd Chair
Aarav Chhabra ’31 - First Violin, 16th Chair
Aditi Rao ’31 - Second Violin, 16th Chair
Malek Tawil ’32 - Second Violin, 17th Chair
Jennifer Lei ’30 - Cello, 4th Chair
Kaelyn Tsao ’32 - Cello, 13th Chair
Lou Heeringa ’31- String Bass, 6th Chair

Concert II Orchestra
Elle Davis ’31 - First Violin, 9th Chair
Jack Fallows ’30 - Viola, 13th Chair
Avika Gandhi ’32 - Viola, 16th Chair
Shaina Bekal ’31 - Cello, 1st Chair
Ian Crownover ’32 - Cello, 9th Chair
Adeline Chen ’32 - Cello, 14th Chair
Dhruv Chaturvedi ’32 - Cello, 2nd Alternate (in case any cellists drop out)

Honors Orchestra
Ohad Wong ’28 - First Violin, 10th Chair
Emma Zhu ’29 - First Violin, 18th Chair
Arjun Chhabra ’28 - Second Violin, 6th Chair
Austin Yao ’29 - Second Violin, 12th Chair
Rohil Banerjee ’28 - Viola, 10th Chair
Alice Huang ’29 - Viola, 14th Chair
Amanda Ye ’28 - Cello, 3rd Chair
Carrie Wang ’29 - Cello, 13th Chair
Athena Yu ’28 - Cello, 16th Chair
Evan Zhou ’29 - Harp, 2nd Chair

Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Tawil ’29 - First Violin, 4th Chair
Abhi Bhambri ’28 - First Violin, 5th Chair

Rohil Banerjee ’28, Carrie Wang ’29, Ohad Wong ’28, Amanda Ye ’28, and Evan Zhou ’29 will audition for the opportunity to participate in the TMEA All-State Orchestra in February 2026.

Congratulations to all these talented musicians!

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