Nine students from Homewood District 153 have been selected to perform at Saturday’s Illinois Music Educators Association District 1 Festival.
The program starts at 3 p.m. at Lincoln-Way Central High School, 1601 E. Lincoln Highway in New Lenox.
Performers are choir members Dylan Barnas, Alex Bertucci, Isabella Jackson, Korey Mulling, Amelia Schlismann and Ellie Wojcikowski; band member Kaitlyn Bolton-Shannon; and orchestra members Sophia Hinich and Logan Rotkovich.
Hundreds of students auditioned to be selected for the festival. The James Hart School students performed solo works for judges. Being selected places them among the top musicians from approximately 60 schools in District 1.