Katy ISD Ensemble Students Recognized with Highest Texas Music Award

Sixty-eight Katy ISD students now hold the prestigious title of “All-State Musician,” the highest honor a music student can receive in the state of Texas.  The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) released its all-state results this January following several rigorous levels of competition.

“Every fall hundreds of Katy ISD ensemble students begin the competition process at their TMEA region and advance to compete against other student musicians from other regions,” said Damon Archer, Executive Director of the Katy ISD Fine Arts Department.  “Only the top 2.6 percent of Texas students who audition become All-State Musicians,” added Archer.

The 2023 TMEA All-State Musicians include:

Student Name Instrument School
Josefina Arnett Soprano Tompkins High School
Anisha Arumilli Alto Tompkins High School
Ahana Bhat Alto Tompkins High School
Michael Brockmann String Bass Taylor High School
Bella Chan Cello Tompkins High School
Arjun Chandupatla Violin Tompkins High School
Chen-Yu Chang Violin Seven Lakes High School
Rosemary Chen Flute Jordan High School
Ryan Choi Violin Taylor High School
Matthew Chovanec Percussion Tompkins High School
Eugene Chung Viola Tompkins High School
Christine Clare Viola Seven Lakes High School
Preston Cole Tenor Tompkins High School
Tiago Ducuron Bass Jordan High School
Elijah Dycus String Bass Cinco Ranch High School
Brennan Ellsworth Bass Katy High School
Carly Freeman Soprano Tompkins High School
Samuel Gunn Tenor Katy High School
Ariahna Hurtado Soprano Paetow High School
Ella Jackson Bassoon Taylor High School
Brady Ji Viola Seven Lakes High School
Jake Jiang Violin Tompkins High School
Rebecca Jung Violin Cinco Ranch High School
Lydia Kang Cello Tompkins High School
Alexander Kappes Bassoon Katy High School
Zain Khan String Bass Seven Lakes High School
Suzuko Kiriyama Clarinet Taylor High School
Eloise Langan Alto Katy High School
Joshua LaPrade Bass Cinco Ranch High School
Kaitlyn Lewis Soprano Jordan High School
Henry Liu Violin Taylor High School
Jenny Liu Alto Taylor High School
YuXiang Lu Piccolo Cinco Ranch High School
Noah Machart Trumpet Cinco Ranch High School
Micah Marsh Tenor Cinco Ranch High School
Saniya Menzies Soprano Katy High School
Jerald Mercado Tenor Katy High School
Alakananda Nuthalapati Alto Jordan High School
Nate Owen French Horn Seven Lakes High School
Olivia Owen French Horn Seven Lakes High School
Adyson Owens Alto Katy High School
Santiago Paez Viola Taylor High School
Chanhee Park Violin Seven Lakes High School
Joel Park Cello Seven Lakes High School
Ryan Park Cello Taylor High School
Kendall Porter Cello Tompkins High School
Brian Rhee Viola Jordan High School
Christine Romero Soprano Seven Lakes High School
Jonas Ruelas Trombone Taylor High School
Shugo Sakamoto String Bass Seven Lakes High School
Jude Sepulveda String Bass Paetow High School
Diane Shim Soprano Jordan High School
Mackenzie Simkins Alto Katy High School
Brian Song Clarinet Seven Lakes High School
Patrick Spillman Violin Taylor High School
Kathryn Stokes Alto Tompkins High School
Bill Sun Cello Seven Lakes High School
Joyce Tan Violin Katy High School
Sophia Tang Violin Taylor High School
Nikolas Theriault Bass 1 Cinco Ranch High School
Gavin Waterman Trumpet Taylor High School
Julia Wright French Horn Cinco Ranch High School
Leah Wu Bassoon Tompkins High School
Nathan Xu Violin Jordan High School
Andrew Yang Cello Tompkins High School
Rachel Yun Cello Cinco Ranch High School
Sophie Zeng Violin Jordan High School
Evan Zhang Clarinet Cinco Ranch High School

TMEA sponsors the Texas All-State audition process to promote students’ dedication to their musical knowledge and skill and to encourage educators to support their students in this development.