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Band students show off growth at end-of-year concert

The middle school band program offered an entertaining end-of-year concert May 15 at Swenson Hall that included a musical welcome to the incoming RE students in attendance – all were invited to the stage for gifts and applause – and a tribute to departing eighth graders Beatrice Hill '29, Alex Lombard '29, Eitan Carrasco '29, William Sterling '29, Alexis Mosse '29, Izaiah Afflick '29, John Lew '29, John Hadjilogiou '29 Owen Zhao '29, Matthew Pomeraniec '29, Billy Newton '29, Daniel Coscarelli '29, Amel Bassart '29, Dylan Kantesaria '29, Sophie Wang '29, Alex Lombard '29, Aziza Apara '29, Leighton McLean '29 and Lucas Antia '29.

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Between performances by the beginning, intermediate and advanced bands, middle school band director (and Interim Arts Department Chair) Cathi Leibinger offered her customary insights to parents about their children's progress. She also provided each eighth grader with a note and a pin, and initiated the warm welcome to incoming students in the audience. 

Beginning Band
Flute
Spencer Bustos Roessler ’31
Shivam Gupta ’31

Clarinet
Lucas Antia ’29
Jack Milota ’31
Devin Sadarangani ’31

Alto Sax
Stefano Ghersi ’31
Adrian Hosford ’31
Leigha McLean ’31
Michael Mendelblatt ’31
Ernesto Morales ’31

Trumpet
Sebastian Azar ’31
Fernando Espinosa ’31
Christian Hadjilogiou ’31
Liam Kalstone ’31
Ryan Kantesaria ’31
Alessio Mack ’31
Kekoah McDonald ’31
Bronson Rosenhaus ’31
Oliver Tache ’31

Horn
Nitin Seshadri ’31

Tuba
Ethan van der Ven ’31

Percussion
Ryan Stock ’31
 
Intermediate Band
Flute
Rafael Millares ’30

Clarinet
Leo Font ’30
Pearson Nadeau ’30
Nicolas Vanegas ’30

Alto Sax
Gio Giuliani ’30
Sebastian Whitehead ’30

Trumpet
Rohan Harihara ’30
Gabriel Revilla ’30
Henry Zimbler ’30

Trombone
Dima Gavnikov-Ferraro ’30
Martin Gras ’30
Rafa Jayaram ’30
Spencer Vinocur ’30

Euphonium
Zarah Broome-Webster ’30
Alejandro Gonzalez ’30
Leighton McLean ’29

Tuba
Caden Thomas ’30
 
Advanced Band
Flute
Aziza Apara ’29
Alex Lombard ’29
Sophie Wang ’29

Clarinet
Dylan Kantesaria ’29
Yifan Shen ’30

Alto Sax
Amel Bassart ’29
Daniel Coscarelli ’29
Billy Newton ’29
Matthew Pomeraniec ’29
Owen Zhao ’29

Trumpet
John Hadjilogiou ’29

Horn
John Lew ’29

Euphonium
Izaiah Afflick ’29
Alexis Mosse ’29
William Sterling ’29

Tuba/Bass
Eitan Carrasco ’29

Piano
Alex Lombard ’29

Percussion
Beatrice Hill ’29
 
Cathi Leibinger, Band Director
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.