Three Lynn students earn trip to All State Chorus

LYNN – Three Lynn high school students will take the stage at Boston Symphony Hall next month as part of the All State Chorus after a successful audition last Saturday.Lynn English Sophomore tenor Jason Diamond will join Classical seniors Dimitrios Pelekoudis, who is a bass, and Deborah Pierre, who is a soprano. The three students successfully auditioned for the New England district chorus last December, and eventually beat out a total of 1,800 students from across the state for the right to perform in the All State Choral performance at Symphony Hall.All three students are accomplished musicians, and are looking to study the art after finishing high school.Pelekoudis will sing at Symphony Hall for the second time, and is also a member of the district’s jazz band. He hopes to attend Clark University next year to study psychology and music.Pierre will also take her musical talent to the college level, attending the Berkeley School of Music after graduation. In addition to the chorus, she is also a member of the district string band and a recipient of the Handel and Hyden music scholarship.A sophomore, Diamond still has a few years of performing at the high school level ahead of him, and says he is honored and excited to take the stage at a storied performing arts facility like Symphony Hall.”I am excited about it, it is going to be an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life,” he said.The trio was honored by Superintendent Nicholas Kostan, deputy Superintendents Jaye Wary and Catherine Latham, along with Fine Arts Director Joseph Picano in Kostan’s office Tuesday morning.”This is a great thing for these students and a great thing for the district,” said Kostan. “Congratulations to all of them and good luck.”All three students will participate in the district’s high school and middle school concert Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the Lynn English Auditorium. The concert will feature both middle and high school concert bands, jazz bands, string ensembles and orchestras, including the debut of the Lynn Public Schools Middle School Orchestra.