32 Wayland HS Musicians To Audition For District Music Festival

WAYLAND, MA — More than two dozen Wayland High School musicians will get a shot at competing in a prestigious statewide music festival this spring.

Thirty-two band, chorus and orchestra students will audition for the 2022 Massachusetts Music Educators Association Eastern District Senior Festival. The students were selected based on their scales and solos, according to the high school.

On top of the 32 students picked to audition, 19 scored high enough that they will be recommended to audition for the Massachusetts All-State Festival in March.

Here are the 32 Wayland students picked to audition:

• Megan Chau, Violin (Orchestra)
• Jacob Crawford, Trumpet (Band)
• Thomas Creavin, Clarinet (Band)
• Joseph Dunkelberg,* Tuba (Band)
• June Kim, Oboe (Band)
• Grant Lee,* Cello (Orchestra)
• Kevin Lee,* Bass (Chorus)
• Nina Lei,* Viola (Orchestra)
• Emma Li, Flute (Band)
• Eric Liu, Violin (Orchestra)
• Justin Mao, Violin (Orchestra)
• Amelie Martin,* Violin (Orchestra)
• Swara Metlapally, Alto (Chorus)
• Ciaran Murphy, Cello (Orchestra)
• Joshua Nuspl, Viola (Orchestra)
• Madeline O'Leary,* Soprano (Chorus)
• Luke Pyhtila, Viola (Orchestra)
• Trisha Raj, Snare Drum (Band)
• Ramji Ravi, Bass (Chorus)
• Arya Samaratunga,* Alto (Chorus)
• Noah Stefancik,* French Horn (Orchestra)
• Isabella Thoen,* Trumpet (Band)
• Lillianna Tobe,* Snare Drum (Orchestra)
• Carson Whitehouse,* Cello (Orchestra)
• Marissa Emmi Williams, Soprano (Chorus)
• Elliot Xu,* Cello (Orchestra)
• Angela Yan,* Violin (Orchestra)
• Adrian Yemin,* Viola (Orchestra)
• Joshua Zhang,* Trombone (Band)
• Alison Zhu,* Violin (Orchestra)
• Ashley Zhu, Violin (Orchestra)
• Samuel de los Reyes,* Cello (Orchestra)

*indicates top 50 percent of section earning MA All-State recommendation