Seventy-two Allen ISD choir students earned seats in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 All-Region Choirs. Twenty-four of them will advance to the next round of All-State competition.

The students, split between Allen High School and Lowery Freshman Center, beat long odds. More than 900 students auditioned for just 324 positions across the region, according to Allen ISD. Allen ISD singers competed against students from Denison, Lovejoy, Melissa, Plano, Princeton, Sherman and Wylie ISDs.

During auditions held in early October, each student performed prepared musical excerpts and sight-read music before a panel of judges. Their performances earned 72 Allen ISD students positions in one of four ensembles: the 9/10 Honor Treble Choir, Tenor-Bass Choir, Treble Choir and Mixed Choir.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the selected students joined musicians from across the region to rehearse with a guest conductor and perform at the Allen High School Performing Arts Center.

All 24 students advancing toward All-State earned their spots through the Mixed Choir. Benjamin Apanah from Lowery Freshman Center and 23 Allen High School students will continue competing for a place in a TMEA All-State Choir.

The 23 Allen High School advancers are Brady Anderson, Arshia Bajaj, Christian Borroto, Alina Charania, Eli Cramer, An-Nhien Dang, Madison Julian, Alexis Mackey, Dominick Marsiglia, Lydia Mathews, Rahul Mukherjee, Kiran Nambiar, Suhani Patel, Swetha Pulapaka, Eshita Saha, Avery Searcy, Jackson Sharp, Nadia Sherman, Aditya Shirolkar, Will Singhakam, Allie Wright, Allison Wright and Mina Zhang.

The All-Region results cap a busy fall for the Allen ISD choir program. In August, the Allen High School Varsity Men's Choir, led by Allen ISD Director of Choirs Trenton Davis, was selected as a TMEA Invited Ensemble for the 2027 TMEA Clinic & Convention in San Antonio, according to a district announcement. That was a first for the AHS Men's Choir.

Beyond the Mixed Choir, dozens more Allen ISD students earned All-Region seats. The 9/10 Honor Treble Choir included seven Lowery Freshman Center students and four from Allen High School. The Tenor-Bass Choir featured two Lowery freshmen and 14 Allen High School students. The Treble Choir seated three Lowery students and 18 from Allen High School.

The district has not announced dates for the next round of All-State auditions.