Temple College students who were selected for 2018 All-State music ensembles include (l-r) Alvaro... Temple College students who were selected for 2018 All-State music ensembles include (l-r) Alvaro Azua, Christian Garcia, Kristen Cavallero, Chloe Ott, Sean Clark, Allegra Yauk, Shelby Avants, Kendall Duffina, Shane Baxter and Zach Zajicek. Not pictured are Caelan Spidle and Jeremiah Cabrera.Twelve students from Temple College will perform with All-State music ensembles in February 2018.

Four students were selected to perform with the Texas Two-Year College Choir Director’s Association Choir and eight students were selected to perform with the Texas Two-Year College Band Director’s Association Symphonic Band.

Both ensembles will rehearse and perform in San Antonio as part of the 2018 Texas Music Educators’ Association Conference Feb. 14-17.

The Temple College students selected to perform with the All-State Choir were sopranos Kendall Duffina (Belton) and Allegra Yauk (Belton), alto Kristen Cavallero (Temple) and tenor Sean Clark (Belton).

The Temple College students selected to perform with the All-State Symphonic Band were saxophonists Alvaro Azua (Castleberry) and Jeremiah Cabrera (Houston/Alief), bass trombonist Shane Baxter (Temple), trumpet player Christian Garcia (Hutto), clarinet players Chloe Ott (Belton) and Caelan Spidle (Round Rock), bassoonist Shelby Avants (Cedar Park) and percussionist Zach Zajicek (McGregor).

In addition to earning a place in the All-State Band, Alvaro Azua was selected for the additional honor of performing a solo concerto with the band. This honor is awarded to one student each year and is selected by recorded audition. Alvaro, who is a student of Dr. Colin Mason, will perform the “Fantasie sur un Théme Original” by Jules Demerssman.

Being selected for an All-State ensemble is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. More than 60,000 students from around the state compete for the honor to perform in one of 15 ensembles, including bands, orchestras and choirs. About 1,700 are selected each year.