For the first time in many years, Cascade has a musician who has been accepted into an All-Northwest Honor group. Zoe Mazaira was chosen to be in the Wind Symphony as one of about 90 band members from the auditions submitted. There are typically over 900 students in the All-Northwest Honor groups. These groups consist of a concert band, wind symphony, symphony orchestra, mixed choir, women's choir, jazz band and jazz choir. They are organized by members of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education.
Sadly, during this COVID-19 year, the festival cannot take place safely. The festival is typically in February. Thousands of the finest students musicians of the NAfME members throughout the Northwest Division auditioned for the All-Northwest Honor Groups. Adjudicators within each of the Northwest Division states (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming) reviewed the applicants and made their recommendations to division level adjudicators. Considerations for advancement are quality of audition recording, balance of ensemble, and state quotas with quality taking precedence.
To help recognize the honor these students have earned, there will be items sent to each student who made the groups. There will also be special online clinics, just for these fine musicians, coming up this spring.
WAY TO GO ZOE!!!