Blake Seiwell and Lukas Runde selected to represent Dallas School District’s Music Program in Hartford, CT.

Dallas School District is proud to announce the selection of two students from its music program to perform at the 2025 Eastern Division Honors Festival held in Hartford, CT April 23-27, 2025: senior Blake Seiwell and junior, Lukas Runde.

The event is sponsored by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and hosted by the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA). Blake and Lukas were selected from over two thousand candidates from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and Department of Defense Schools in Europe.

Blake will rehearse and perform with the Mixed Chorus under the direction of Dr. Anton Armstrong of St. Olaf College. Lukas will play flute in the Concert Band conducted by Dr. Travis Cross of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

Their performances will take place on Sunday, April 27th at The Bushnell Performing Arts Center, Hartford, CT.