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Sixteen band students advance to states
Sixteen Upper School band members qualified for the Florida Bandmasters Association statewide performance assessment next spring as band students from both campuses combined for a remarkable 54 Superior medals at the Nov. 3-5 FBA District Solo and Ensemble Music Performance Assessment.
Thirty-nine Upper School band members earned 41 Superior medals at the festival held at Scheck Hillel School in North Miami on November 3 and Westwood Christian School on November 4-5. Each of 12 Middle Schoolers claimed a Superior medal; the group brought home 13 overall. Superior is the highest possible rating. The students performed at five levels of difficulty.
Upper School students performed under the direction of Jon Hamm; Middle School students were led by Cathryn Leibinger.
The results, Upper School, then Middle School (the state qualifiers are indicated with asterisks):
Upper School students performed under the direction of Jon Hamm; Middle School students were led by Cathryn Leibinger.
The results, Upper School, then Middle School (the state qualifiers are indicated with asterisks):
SOLOS
Superior
Music Grade Level 4
Liam Malloy ’20 (snare drum)
Winston Lam ’19 (mallet)
Aston Craft ’20 (contra alto clarinet)
Music Grade Level 5
Maya Rosenfeld ’18 (French horn)*
Julien Bacon ’20 (oboe)*
Dylan Tie-Shue ’20 (alto sax)*
Rafi Jimenez ’17 (string bass)*
Music Grade Level 6
Patrick Visan ’17 (flute)*
Matthew Simko ’18 (alto sax)*
Luca Gonzalez-Abreu ’18 (trombone)*
Ganesh Gajavelli ’18 (clarinet)*
Music Grade Level 7
Ryan Tie-Shue ’18 (oboe)*
Jacob Tie-Shue ’18 (bassoon)*
Joon Kim ’17 (alto sax)*
Excellent
Music Grade Level 5
Leo Menninger ’18 (snare drum)
ENSEMBLES
Superior
Music Grade Level 3
Harry Vieth ’20, Spencer Perdigon ’20 (alto sax duet)
Justin Cartwright ’17, Luca Gonzalez-Abreu ’18, Austin Charlton ’20 (trombone trio)
Tomas Pinilla ’18, Ganesh Gajavelli ’18, Chase Moralejo ’18, Kierra Andrews ’20, Alec Leyva ’20, Anthony Wolfe ’20, Anthony Goyanes ’20, Aston Craft ’20 (clarinet choir)
Middle School
Middle School
SOLOS
Superior
Music Grade Level 1
Max Bast ’23 (snare drum)
Jasper Broad ’22 (tuba)
Mattias Levy-Armesto ’22 (trumpet)
Music Grade Level 2
Joshua Buttrick ’22 (clarinet)
Joshua Buttrick ’22 (bass clarinet)
Gaurav Gajavelli ’22 (clarinet)
Jarrett Howland ’22 (alto sax)
Andrew O’Brien ’22 (clarinet)
Music Grade Level 3
Martina Awad ’21 (clarinet)
Jonah Bennett ’21 (French horn)
Daniel Fisher ’21 (alto sax)
Music Grade Level 4
Shuli Rosenfeld ’21 (trombone)
Music Grade Level 5
Connor Munroe ’21 (tenor sax)
Middle School
2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
Upper School
3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 460 8800
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