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Three Students Selected as All-State Musicians
Kate Hope

Congratulations to three Magnolia ISD high school students on being named Texas Music Education Association All-State Musicians.

Caleb Lechler, MHS band
Rachel Oldham, MHS Chamber Choir
Bryan Trim, MWHS Mustang Singers

All-State Musician Caleb Lechler

Caleb Lechler, a member of the Magnolia High School band program, will perform with the Texas All-State Band in San Antonio, Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2025 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.

Caleb Lechler was chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Caleb is a student section leader and officer and plays french horn at school under the direction of Mr. Albert Vela III, who is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, a 20,400+ member organization headquartered in Austin. This is Caleb’s second time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. Caleb is the child of Mika and Chris Moore.

Rachel Oldham, a member of the Magnolia High School Chamber Choir, will perform with the Texas All-State Women’s Choir in San Antonio, Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2025 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.

Rachel was chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Rachel is a student of Brenda Kennedy and sings at school under the direction of Mrs. Thea Persinger and Mr. Evan Cooper, who are members of the Texas Music Educators Association, a 20,400+ member organization headquartered in Austin. This is Rachel’s first time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. Rachel is the child of Josh and Kimberly Oldham.

Bryan Trim, a member of the Magnolia West High School Mustang Singers, will perform with the Texas All-State Tenor-Bass Choir in San Antonio, Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2025 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.

All-State Musician Rachel and Bryan

Bryan Trim was chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Bryan is a student of Dr. Rebecca Renfro and sings at school under the direction of Ms. Sylvia Garza and Ms. Olivia Inberg, who are members of the Texas Music Educators Association, a 20,400+ member organization headquartered in Austin. This is Bryan’s first time performing as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. Bryan is the child of Mike and Diana Trim.

High school students selected to perform in All-State concerts have competed through auditions to qualify at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can achieve. Students are selected through a multi-level adjudication process that begins with about 70,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 18 ensembles. 

Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition. This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 33 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in eight TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group. Only the top 2.6% of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians.

Directed by nationally recognized conductors, All-State students participate in four days of rehearsals during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances for thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close. For the All-State concert and conductor information, go to the Performances section of www.tmea.org/convention.

About TMEA

Founded in 1920, the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) supports music education for all Texas students. With over 20,400 members, including 14,100 school music educators, TMEA advocates for fine arts instruction and offers professional development through online courses and its annual Clinic/Convention. The association also provides scholarships and programs for high school and college students pursuing careers in music education.

Go to www.tmea.org/convention for more information about this event.