Area student selected as Texas All-State musician || Content sponsored by Quality Care ER

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Kenzie Pence and Dylan Melvin are members of the North Lamar High School Choir and  Band, and will perform with the Texas All-State Mixed Choir and 5A Band in San Antonio, Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2023 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. 

Kenzie Pence was chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this  year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Kenzie is a student of Rebecca  Hildreth and sings at school under the direction of Rebecca Hildreth who is a member of  the Texas Music Educators Association, a 14,000+ member organization headquartered in  Austin. This is Kenzie’s first time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State  

organization. Kenzie is the child of Carly and Ryan Pence. 

Dylan Melvin was chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Dylan is a student of Jason R.  Smith and Randy Jones who are members of the Texas Music Educators Association, a  14,000+ member organization headquartered in Austin. This is Dylan’s first time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. Dylan is the child of Diana  McGregor and Dirk Melvin.

High school students selected to perform in the All-State concerts have competed through auditions to qualify at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student  can receive. 1,875 students are selected through a process that began with over 70,000  students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 18 ensembles. 

Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition. This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 33 TMEA Regions.  Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each  instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from  their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in eight TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group. Only the top 2.6% of musicians who  initially audition become All-State musicians. 

These All-State students participate in four days of rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances for thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close. For the All-State concert and conductor information, go to the Performances section of www.tmea.org/convention. 

Founded in 1921, Texas Music Educators Association is an association of over 14,000  members dedicated to promoting excellence in music education. Go to  

www.tmea.org/convention for more information.

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