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Orchestra standouts earn Region 18 spots

Orchestra standouts earn Region 18 spots
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Wallace M.S.

A pair of Wallace Middle School band members earned spots in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 18 Orchestra. Ibett Martinez-Tapia (flute) and Paul Alvarado (trumpet) made the cut after multiple rounds of auditions over the past few weeks. Martinez-Tapia and Alvarado were only two of four students selected to the orchestra in their respective sections. Wallace is also the only Hays CISD middle school to have students make the Region 18 orchestra. The orchestra is under the direction of James Malik, Wallace Middle School head band director.

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