Outstanding ninth through twelfth-grade music students from across Montana, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska have received top honors by being selected to participate in our Biennial NAfME All-Northwest Ensembles. The students listed below will join more than 1500 other outstanding young performers in Spokane for this gala event during the 2025 National Association for Music Education Northwest Division Conference.
All-Northwest Wind Symphony:
Rowdy Mattison, Bass Clarinet
Severen Meier, Flute
Kaycee Pilon, Flute
All-Northwest Band:
Hunter Wigen
All-Northwest Mixed Choir:
Sheridan Ferguson, Soprano 2
Emma Lovaas, Alto 1
Sawyer Platt, Bass 2
All-Northwest Treble Choir:
Leah Kenealey, Soprano 2
Amelia Warren, Soprano 2
The All-Northwest Bands, Choirs, and Orchestra will perform on Saturday, February 15, 2025. These outstanding musicians will rehearse together under the direction of outstanding music educators and present a final concert that afternoon. 3000 students auditioned to participate in this prestigious event sponsored by the Washington Music Educators Association. Many professional musicians credit their All-State or All-Northwest experience with helping them choose music as a career. Thousands of others whose career paths took them in other directions have great memories of participating in this inspiring and motivating musical experience and claim that it was a life-changing experience for them.
