STAFFORD, VA – Stafford County Public Schools is pleased to announce the selection of Colonial Forge High School students Sydney Celata and Jalen Mims to the prestigious National Association for Music Education All-National Honor Ensembles (ANHE). They will perform alongside some of the best student musicians in the country in November 2018.
The ANHE performers represent collaboration and creativity in its highest musical form. ANHE consists of a jazz ensemble, mixed choir, guitar ensemble, symphony orchestra, and concert band. Celata, a senior, plays the French horn and participated in All-County, All-District, and All-State bands,
Virginia Tech Honors Band, Shenandoah Honors Band, Susquehanna Honors Band, and performs with the Rappahannock Youth Symphony, the Fredericksburg Community Concert Band, and the Central Virginia Wind Symphony.
Mims, also a senior, plays bass clarinet and participated in All-County, All-District, and All-State bands, Virginia Tech Honors Band, Susquehanna Honors Band, and is a member of the Central Virginia Wind Symphony, Mid-Atlantic Wind Symphony, and the Rappahannock Pop Orchestra.
Celata and Mims became eligible to apply for the All-Nation Honors Ensemble after participating in the Virginia All-State band event in 2018.
Both students will travel to Orlando, Florida, on November 27-28, 2018, to perform at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World.
