3 Evergreen Park Students Tapped For All-State Chorus

EVERGREEN PARK, IL - Three students from Evergreen Park Community High School were named to the Illinois All-State Honors Chorus for the second consecutive year. It’s the first time since 2010 that EPCHS has had three all-state selections.

EPCHS students Diego Toledo and Suzy Summers were selected for the All-State Chorus and
Matthew Dever for the All-State Honors Chorus.

Statewide, more than 10,000 students from elementary, junior high and high schools around Illinois participated in a virtual audition process and of those auditions, more than 7,000 students were selected to participate in district festivals celebrating student musicians in bands, orchestras, choruses and jazz ensembles.

Students in grades 9-12 who participated in the ILMEA District Festivals are also eligible to be selected into ILMEA’s All-State Student Programs. This year, 1500 students were selected to participate in the Illinois Music Education Association’s 2023 All-State Student Programs in Peoria, Illinois from January 24-27, 2024.

In addition to the performing ensembles, this group also includes students who applied for and were accepted into the Future Music Educators Seminar for those students interested in pursuing careers as professional music educators, and students who entered the ILMEA Composition Contest and were selected to participate in the Composition Track.

This is a unique and exciting track of events designed for exceptional students who are working in the areas of traditional composition, remix, singer/songwriter and other areas of music writing and production.

The All-State Elementary Chorus Concert, the All-State Concert and the Honors Concerts will be presented on Saturday, Jan. 27. Each of these ensembles will be led by distinguished conductors and educators from across the country.