PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Bobby Wilson, a junior at Parsippany High School, auditioned for and was accepted into the NAfME All National Honors Choir.
His video audition was selected out of the thousands of singers who auditioned from around the country. He will have the opportunity to perform in Disney World, Monday, November 26 to Wednesday, November 29.
He will also be performing in the New Jersey All State Honors Choir in Atlantic City during teacher’s convention. Bobby is looking forward to pursuing Music Education in college.
Bobby is the son of Craig and Christine Wilson.
The All-National Honor Ensembles performers represent collaboration and creativity in its highest musical form. The All-National Honor Ensembles consist of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed choir, and jazz ensemble. Students were chosen through an audition process. The concert band and symphony orchestra will each have 155 and 152 instrumentalists respectively, the jazz ensemble 21 instrumentalists, and the mixed choir 281 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 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles (ANHE) represent the top performing high school musicians in the United States. So much more than a musical ensemble; it is a comprehensive, musical and educational experience.
The ensembles will meet at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida under the baton of leaders in the field of music education. The NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles are represented in the following components:
- Concert Band
- Mixed Choir
- Symphony Orchestra
- Jazz Ensemble