MADISON — The weekend of Oct. 25 students from New Glarus High School performed at the Wisconsin School Music Association State Honors Concerts. Junior Ben Copeland performed with the State Honors High School Orchestra playing trombone and freshman Sam Copeland performed with the Middle Level Honors Choir singing tenor. 

Started in 1967, the WSMA State Honors Music Project provides musically talented students with an opportunity to rehearse and perform with the nation’s finest conductors in a professional, highly disciplined setting. Selected through a rigorous audition process, students are challenged to perform at their musical best throughout the short rehearsal period, which culminates with a performance in October at the Wisconsin State Music Conference held in Madison each year. For many of these young musicians, the WSMA State Honors Music Project offers the experience of a lifetime, creating friendships, memories and skills they take with them in whatever path they choose.