Congratulations to the orchestra, band, and choir students for a wonderful trip to Orlando this past weekend! Below is a list of the awards the orchestra won as part of the Heritage WorldStrides competition:

• Concert Orchestra received a plaque with a Bronze rating
• Symphonic Orchestra received a plaque with a Bronze rating
• Sinfonia Orchestra received a 3rd Place plaque with a Silver rating
• Philharmonic Orchestra received a 1st Place plaque with a Gold rating
• Outstanding Orchestra Group Trophy, given to the orchestra program that received the highest performance scores throughout the festival
• Adjudicator’s Award Trophy, given to the combined school orchestra/band/choir program that received the highest combined performance scores throughout the festival
• Maestro Award Trophy, given to violinist Alexander Bills for his excellent leadership and performance

Congratulations to the students listed below for their acceptance into this year’s All-Virginia Orchestra! Students auditioned this past weekend at JMU and will head down to the Richmond Convention Center for rehearsals and a prestigious performance from April 27-29th.
 
Ryan Chun, violin
Birka Chun, violin
Christina Wu, cello
Lea Kung, harp (alternate)
Kian Choi, Bb clarinet
 
The orchestra is very proud of these students for representing the Highlanders at the state level!

Congratulations to the following students who auditioned for and were accepted into the 2022-2023 Senior District 12 Honors Orchestra, which will take place on January 13 & 14th at Langley High School:

Violin
Angelika Tzioumis, concertmistress
Ryan Kang
Nathan Park
Jiwon Ryu
Sarah Tao

Viola
Andrew Evans
​Guillermo Javierre Carmona

Cello
Joseph Daniels
Jacob Park

Bass
Grace Zarnowiecki

Congratulations are in order to the following students who auditioned for and were accepted into the 2022 Northern Virginia Senior Regional Orchestra! The students listed below auditioned alongside students from Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria City, private and home schools and have been chosen to perform in a full symphony under the direction of Dr. Soo Han on November 12th at West Potomac HS. McLean High School is extremely proud to have had so many talented students accepted into this prestigious orchestra!

Violin:
Birka Chen, 1st chair 2nd violin
Ryan Chun, 1st violin
Alexandra Glass, 2nd violin
Michelle Kim, 2nd violin

Viola:
Livia Nhan
Audrey Zheng, alternate

Cello:
Christina Wu, 1st chair

Harp:
Lea Kung, harp 2
Goldie Woods, alternate