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Recognitions and remembrances at the Band and Strings Senior Farewell Concert

On a night filled with inspiring music, expert musicianship and meaningful recognitions, Ransom Everglades honored graduating musicians Emilia Awad '26, Ephram Brandwayn '26, Edwin Carr '26, Gianna Carvalho '26, Tariq Maduro '26, Alicia Medina '26 and Morgan Williams '26, and bestowed end-of-year awards on Williams and Simone Carrasco '27. The Band and Strings Senior Farewell Concert on April 23 concluded with an intoxicating medley of Pirates of the Caribbean – marking the first time Ransom Everglades had performed the medley – an RE band favorite – as a full orchestra. 
Director of Instrumental Music Jon Hamm offered words of praise and gratitude for each senior and presented the Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Award to Williams and the Bill Pender Distinguished Service Award to Carrasco. Additional music awards will be presented to students during upcoming awards assemblies.

Hamm noted that the performance of the finale provided an illustration of the symphony orchestra's tremendous growth since its formation five years ago. Though the symphonic band had frequently performed Pirates of the Caribbean in the past, the orchestral version is more technically challenging. "It speaks volumes that we are playing it for you this evening for our finale," he said.

The orchestra also performed the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 and "Symphonic Contours," which was composed by RE performing arts teacher Scott O'Donnell.

String Orchestra
Violin I
Isha Mavinkurve ’28
Eva Cunningham ’27

Violin II
Jayden Thomas ’29
Brayden McDaniel ’27
Ryan Vinocur ’28 

Viola
Scott O’Donnell

Cello
Karim Ghandour ’29

Bass
Mackenzie Yan-Chi Lau

RE String Quartet
Gianna Carvalho ’26, violin I
Gillian Carvalho ’29, violin II
Scott O’Donnell, viola
Tariq Maduro ’26, cello

Advanced Chamber Ensemble
Violin I
Gianna Carvalho ’26 *
Sienna Bautista ’27
Emma Fayad ’27
Ivanna Barroso Ruiz ’28
Samar Kodmani ’27 

Violin II
Gillian Carvalho ’29 *
Eve Kingdon ’29
Lily Kingdon ’29
Edmond Baudin de la Valette ’27
Girish Raju ’27

Viola
Alicia Medina ’26 *
Andrea Medina ’28

Cello
Ephram Brandwayn ’26 *
Tariq Maduro ’26
Ethan Moskovitz ’27

Combined Symphonic Band
Flute
Emi Awad ’26 *
Israel Garcia ’28
Aziza Apara ’29
Sophie Wang ’29
Alex Lombard ’29
Alex Lombard ’29

Clarinet
Avery Zubok ’27 *
Lucas Chen ’28

Oboe
Sukhari Afflick ’27 *

Bassoon
William Ramirez ’27 *

Alto Sax
Roberto Erana ’27 *
Weile Cheng ’29
Daniel Coscarelli ’29
Matthew Pomeraniec ’29

Tenor Sax
Simone Carrasco ’27

Baritone Sax
Billy Newton ’29

Trumpet
Isaac Zide ’28 *
Kyla Harris ’28
John Hadjilogiou ’29

Horn
Annabelle Etra ’28 *
Beatrice Hill ’29

Euphonium
Izaiah Afflick ’29 *
Rishi Mavinkurve ’28

Trombone
Edwin Carr ’26 *

Tuba
Eitan Carrasco ’29 *

Bass
Morgan Williams ’26 *

Timpani
Antonio de Andrade ’27 *
Drums/Percussion
Lucas Noblet ’28 *
Jessie Tao’27
Mallets/Percussion
Auguste Houlle ’27
Victoria Garcia-Pinochet ’28
Julia Bernstein ’29

* principal

Symphony Orchestra
Violin I 
Gianna Carvalho ’26
Sienna Bautista ’27
Emma Fayad ’27
Ivanna Barroso Ruiz ’28
Isha Mavinkurve ’28
Jayden Thomas ’29
Sumar Kodmani ’27
Eva Cunningham ’27

Violin II
Gillian Carvalho ’29
Eve Kingdon ’29
Lily Kingdon ’29
Girish Raju ’27
Brayden McDaniel ’27
Ryan Vinocour ’28
Edmond Baudin de la Valette ’27

Viola
Alicia Medina ’26
Andrea Medina ’28

Cello
Ephram Brandwayn ’26
Ethan Moskovitz ’27
Tariq Maduro ’26
Karim Ghandour ’29 

Bass
Mackenzie Lau ’29
Morgan Williams ’26

Flute
Emi Awad ’26
Israel Garcia ’28
Aziza Apara ’29
Sophie Wang ’29
Alex Lombard ’29

Clarinet
Avery Zubok ’27
Lucas Chen ’28

Oboe
Sukhari Afflick ’27

Bassoon
William Ramirez ’27

Alto Sax
Roberto Erana ’27
Weile Cheng ’29
Daniel Coscarelli ’29
Matthew Pomeraniec ’29

Tenor Sax
Simone Carrasco ’27

Baritone Sax
Billy Newton ’29

Trumpet
Isaac Zide ’28
Kyla Harris ’28
John Hadjilogiou ’29

Horn
Annabelle Etra ’28
Beatrice Hill ’29 

Euphonium
Izaiah Afflick ’29
Rishi Mavinkurve ’28

Trombone
Edwin Carr ’26 

Tuba
Eitan Carrasco ’29

Timpani
Antonio de Andrade ’27 

Drums/Percussion
Lucas Noblet ’28
Jessie Tao’27

Mallets/Percussion
Auguste Houlle ’27
Victoria Garcia-Pinochet ’28
Julia Bernstein ’29

Jon Hamm, Conductor and Musical Director of the Symphony Orchestra
Scott O’Donnell, Director of String Ensembles
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