A total of 24 students from the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District—the most participants in the state–performed at the 2026 New Jersey Elementary and Junior High All-State Choir Festival on Sunday, May 2.
The 24 All-State Choir students, who attend the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, Eisenhower Intermediate School, and Hillside Intermediate School, sang during the concert held at the J.P. Case Middle School in Flemington.
According to Tony Sgro, the Choir Director at Hillside, the 2026 All-State audition process included 600-plus applicants from 50-plus schools across New Jersey (the largest pool to date).
After selections were finalized, 253 students were accepted across the three choirs.
“Our district had 24 Bridgewater-Raritan students participate—the highest total of any New Jersey school district at this year’s festival,” Mr. Sro claimed.
Bridgewater-Raritan's students were guided by Gabriele Hingelberg, the Choir Director at the Middle School, Eisenhower Choir Directors Madison Kaminsky and Christine Neville, and Hillside Choir Directors Mr. Sgro and Danielle Kida.
The 2026 Bridgewater-Raritan New Jersey All-State Choir Participants. Teachers are listed below the school.
Junior High All-State SSA (Grades 7–9)
Ms. Gabriele Hingelberg, BRMS
Kriya Venkatesan (Soprano 1)
Ava Bossotti (Soprano 2)
Ira Singh (Alto)
Lucas Wong (Alto)
Junior High All-State SATB (Grades 7–9)
Ms. Gabriele Hingelberg, BRMS
Riya Singh (Soprano 2)
Ishan Nandi (Tenor)
Sahishn Bangaru (Tenor)
Onew Park (Bass)
Elementary All-State SSA (Grades 4–6)
Ms. Danielle Kida, Hillside
Ms. Maddy Kaminsky, Eisenhower
Ms. Christine Neville, Eisenhower
Mr. Anthony Sgro, Hillside
Treble 1
Mika Alvarez
Amanda Gao
Paul Mellejor
Treble 2
Jesse Byun
Matthew Castillo
Lilah Chapman Heisler
Ethan Cherrez
Kavya Shahane
Aayushi Sharma
Halina Zugaj
Treble 3
Janie Bui
Pahi Chakot
Emmanuella Moench
Rishav Mukherjee
Rhea Rawat
Evan Snyder