FORT WAYNE – Six Lakeview Middle School students participated in the Indiana Music Education State Honor Choir in Fort Wayne last week. Joseph Anderson, Gabi Bradley, Lydia DeBoest, Kyle Kuhn, Abigail Smith and Emma Tomasik joined 134 other elite singers to form the Middle School State Honor Choir. The ensemble graced the Embassy Theatre stage in Fort Wayne. The performance at the historic 2,500-seat venue is a part of the Indiana Music Education Association conference, which ran from Jan. 17-19 at the Grand Wayne Center and surrounding venues. The students arrived Jan. 17 for two days of rehearsals. For more than 20 years, music teachers from around the state have selected gifted students for a weekend of intensive singing. This year’s guest conductor was Brent Hyman from Berne, Ind. Music teachers from middle schools and junior highs can submit student auditions. The State Honor Choir committee received more than 700 auditions for the 140 spots. Audio submissions were judged based on a prepared song, harmonic examples and part singing, tone quality and singing an A cappella example. The students are in the choir at Lakeview Middle School under the direction of Judy Becker.
