Shaler Area students selected for All-State Orchestra

Tribune-Review | Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:30 a.m.

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Marissa Fukas, a senior at Shaler Area High School, has been selected into the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s All-State Orchestra.

Shaler Area High School senior Marissa Fukas has been selected into the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s All-State Orchestra.

Fukas earned second chair in the viola section of the All-State Orchestra following the audition process for the ensemble. This year, Fukas also was selected for the PMEA Honors Orchestra, PMEA District 1 Orchestra, and PMEA Western Region Orchestra.

The All-State Orchestra will be held during the PMEA 2019 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, April 3-7, with Daniel Meyer conducting. Meyer is the music director of the Erie Philharmonic, artistic director of the Westmoreland Symphony, and director of orchestral activities at Duquesne University.