Four Northwest Catholic students to perform in CMEA All-State ensembles.

Submitted by Kimberly Sanders Spera, Communications Director, Northwest Catholic

Northwest Catholic’s All-State musicians (from left) – Katharine Jessen ’17, Kevin Kearns ’16, Sarah Jessen ’17 and Ying Jiang ’16. Submitted photo

Four Northwest Catholic student-musicians will be performing as members of the Connecticut Music Educators Association’s All-State ensembles. Kevin Kearns ’16 of Simsbury (bass) will perform in the Chorus, Katharine Jessen ’17 of Winsted (clarinet) will perform in the Concert Band and Sarah Jessen ’17 of Winsted (trumpet) and Ying Jiang ’16 of West Hartford (oboe) will perform in the Orchestra.

Director of Instrumental Music Daniel Luddy ’03 is excited about the students’ achievements. “I’m proud of these students; they have worked very hard for this accomplishment,” he said. “The All-State program is an excellent opportunity to study and perform with some of Connecticut’s best high school musicians, and the conductors are top-notch.”

The CMEA All-State Festival will take place at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT on May 2, 2015 at 2pm.

Since 1961, Northwest Catholic’s mission has been to educate the whole person: mind, body, spirit, and soul. Enrollment for the Class of ’19 is now under way. For more information, contact Andrew Selig (860-236-4221, x140 or [email protected]).