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Emily Pierce to Perform with the 2013 NafME All-National Honors Ensembles in Nashville

All-Nationals will take place in late October.

WAMS student Emily Pierce will perform with the 2013 NAfME All-National Honors Ensembles at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville

Waterbury, CT - Emily Pierce, a student at the Waterbury Arts Magnet School (WAMS) in Waterbury, has been selected as a member of the 2013 NAfME All-National Honor Choir, sponsored by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Ms. Pierce will join more than 670 of the most musically talented and skilled high school students in the United States to perform at a gala concert on October 30, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. WAMS is sending Ms. Pierce, an alto one, and her choir teacher, Mrs. Marianna Vagnini-Dadamo, to Nashville to represent the school. 

Click here to read about Ms. Pierce's participation in the CMEA All-States last April.

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These exceptional students will prepare remarkably challenging music that they will perform under the baton of four of the most prominent conductors in the United States: Dr. Peter Boonshaft, Miriam Burns, Rollo Dilworth, and Rodney Whitaker.

Nineteen students from high schools throughout CT will perform in the band, 23 CT students will join Ms. Pierce in singing with the choir. Michaela Coppola from Educational Center for the Arts in CT will play guitar with the prestigious jazz band and six CT students will play in the orchestra. Click here to view the entire 2013 All-National Honor Ensemble Roster.

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 “Emily has been working hard for a long time as a singer, composer, and pianist, and I am thrilled for her that she gets to participate in this exceptional opportunity. We at the Waterbury Arts Magnet School are so very proud of her!” Marianna Vagnini-Dadamo, Choral Director, Wtby Arts Magnet School

The NAfME All-National Honors Ensembles, consisting of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed chorus,  and jazz ensemble, are organized by members of the National Association for Music Education. The concert band and symphony orchestra will each have approximately 150 instrumentalists, the jazz ensemble will have 20 instrumentalists, and the mixed chorus will have approximately 350 vocalists. Eligible students have qualified for their state-level honor ensemble program and competed against top students for a spot in these national honor ensembles.

The 2013 NAfME All-National Honors Ensembles will perform for an audience of thousands on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, in the Presidential Ballroom of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, in Nashville, TN. For program and ticket information please visit http://musiced.nafme.org/all-national-honor-ensembles/.

National Association for Music Education, among the world’s largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers. The Association orchestrates success for millions of students nationwide and has supported music educators at all teaching levels for more than a century.

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