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Band students excel at music performance assessment
Ransom Everglades upper and middle school band members combined to earn 39 superior medals at the Florida Bandmaster Association District 20 Solo and Ensemble Music Performance Assessment on November 12 as two juniors – Leah Maduro ’23 and Lena Zide ’23 – qualified for the state music performance assessment.
Twenty-two upper school band members performed at the assessment under the direction of performing arts faculty member Jon Hamm, collecting 20 superior medals. Events included six solos, two trios, two quartets, and a quintet.
Thirteen middle school band students also participated in 19 events – 13 solos, two duets and two trios. All of the soloists received superior ratings, and RE collected 19 superior medals. Three ensembles performed for comments only. The students trained and performed under the direction of middle school band director Cathi Leibinger.
Music Grade Level 1
Stella Armstrong ’27 (alto saxophone), superior
Giacomo Chinoy ’27 (bass clarinet), superior
Lucas Noblet ’28 (snare drum), superior
Lucas Noblet ’28 (timpani), superior
Aaron Sadovnik ’27 (alto saxophone), superior
William Ramirez ’27 (bari sax), superior
Salo Sawicki ’27 (oboe), superior
Avery Zubock ’27 (clarinet), superior
Lorenzo Antoine ’27 (trumpet), superior
Music Grade Level 2
Emilia Awad ’26 (flute), superior
Simone Carrasco ’27 (tenor saxophone), superior
Roberto Erana ’27 (alto sax), superior
Aaron Wyler ’27 (clarinet), superior
Music Grade Level 3
Lucas Piedrahita ’27 (trumpet), superior
ENSEMBLES
Superior
Music Grade Level 1
Clarinet trio: Aaron Wyler ’27 (clarinet), Avery Zubock ’27 (clarinet), Giacomo Chinoy ’27 (bass clarinet), superior
Trumpet duet: Lucas Piedrahita ’27 (trumpet), Lorenzo Antoine ’27 (trumpet), superior
Comments Only
Music Grade Level 1
Flute/Oboe duet: Emilia Awad ’26 (flute), Salo Sawicki ’27 (oboe)
Alto sax/Bari sax duet: Roberto Erana ’27 (alto sax), William Ramirez ’27 (bari sax)
Saxophone trio: Aaron Sadovnik ’27 (alto saxophone), Stella Armstrong ’27 (alto saxophone), Simone Carrasco ’27 (tenor saxophone)
UPPER SCHOOL RESULTS
SOLOS
Music Level Grade 3
David Dubovy ’22 (French horn) Superior
Shang Wang ’22 (xylophone) Excellent
Music Level Grade 4
Eleonora Cavallini '23 (trumpet) Superior
Rogelio Munoz-Franco '23 (clarinet) Superior
Music Level Grade 5
Lena Zide ’23 (flute) Superior*
Music Level Grade 6
Leah Maduro ’23 (French horn) Superior*
*qualified for state
ENSEMBLES
Music Level Grade 3
Brass Quintet: Christian Sosa ’23 (tuba), Nico Sosa ’23 (trumpet), Leah Maduro ’23 (French horn), Sebastian Daire ’23 (trombone), Nicky Goldberg ’23 (trumpet) Superior
Trombone Trio: Mario Cruz ’22 (euphonium), Lucas Jolivert ’23 (euphonium), Hudson Kaplan ’25 (trombone) Superior
Trumpet Quartet: John Devaney ’23 (trumpet), Andrew Gedde ’25 (trumpet), Hudson Kaplan ’25 (trumpet), Max Wolfe ’23 (trumpet) Superior
Saxophone Quartet: Lefty Howland ’22 (baritone sax), David Luan ’25 (alto sax), Verun Raju ’23 (alto sax), Ari Bennett ’23 (tenor sax) Excellent
Clarinet Trio: Rogelio Munoz-Franco ’23 (clarinet), Andy O’Brien ’22 (clarinet), Chase Dubovy ’25 (clarinet) Superior
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
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.