Mercer Island High School band directors Parker Bixby, Bryan Wanzer and Ryan Lane recently announced that 27 MIHS students were selected for this year’s All-State honor music ensembles.

Generally, there are over 6,000 applicants, with only 17 percent selected by the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) for demonstrating the highest standards of musical performance. The number of students accepted from Mercer Island is among the highest number of players admitted from any program in the state.

These students will travel to Yakima in February for a weekend of instruction, rehearsal and performance with several hundred of the finest students studying music in Washington state.

This year’s All-State honor ensemble from Mercer Island includes:

Claire Stein, Euphonium

Alex Banbury, Oboe

Tynan McGee, Trombone

Verli Chen, Percussion

Daniel Pooley, Percussion

Isabel Hernandez, Bb Soprano Clarinet

Lingxi Gao, Bb Soprano Clarinet

Adam Tucker, Trumpet (Cornet)

Adrian Ashley, Trumpet (Cornet)

Jessica Waller, French Horn

Patrick Nuckolls, Bassoon

Max Waller, Trombone

Emily Wang, Flute

Mona Xue, Bb Soprano Clarinet

Sam Bailey, Bass Clarinet

Cameron Cummings, Bass Clarinet

Nabeel Gaber, Tuba

Zoe Sheill, Flute

Kathryn Ristuben, French Horn

Jared Walker, Trumpet (Cornet)

Daniel Schwartz, French Horn

Katherine Gelsey, Oboe

Katie Lee, Bb Soprano Clarinet

Thomas Latkowski, Trumpet (Cornet)

Daniel Gest,Euphonium (Baritone horn)

Kira Newell, Trumpet (Cornet)

Dylan Majewski, Bass Clarinet