12 Harborfields High School Music Students Selected for Prestigious Music Festivals – NYSCAME

The Harborfields Central School District recently announced that 12 Harborfields High School students have been selected for the NYSCAME All-County music festival. Five of these students have also been chosen to represent the district at the 2016 NYSSMA All-State festival.

Students picked for NYSCAME All-County and NYSSMA All-State are among an extremely selective group of music students. NYSCAME All-County students were selected based on NYSSMA scores and how they rank across Suffolk County. The 12 students will take part in three rehearsal sessions in November that will conclude with a concert at Northport High School on Nov. 18, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.

The five Harborfields students selected for NYSSMA All-State were chosen based on NYSSMA scores and how those scores compared to others across the state. The students will visit Rochester,from Dec. 1-4 for intensive rehearsals resulting in weekend concerts at Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre.

“These students give their all in their musical studies, putting countless hours into private and group practicing,” said music dpartment coordinator Daniel Bilawsky. “They are extraordinarily dedicated and they deserve every bit of this honor that they have received.  They make the Harborfields Music Department and the entire Harborfields Family proud.”

 

2016 NYSCAME All-County Students

Hannah Bartfield – Trumpet

Melanie Bautista – Trombone

Jay Best – Trombone

Jacob Chalif – Clarinet

Janie Kowalchuk – Flute

Emma Magnus – Voice

Jillian McGuire – Voice

Audrey Lenahan – French Horn

Gianna Masi – Cello

Emily Nehls – French Horn

Samantha Schapero – Voice

Donovan Snyder – Viola

 

2016 NYSSMA All-State Students

Samantha Schapero- Soprano I

Melanie Bautista – Trombone

Jay Best – Trombone

Audrey Lenahan – French Horn

Gianna Masi – Violoncello

 

1) Harborfields High School NYSSMA All-State students with Principal Timothy Russo and Music Teachers Nicholas Rinaldi, Clare Jackson and Alan Walter.

2) Harborfields High School NYSCAME All-County students with Principal Timothy Russo and Music Teachers Nicholas Rinaldi, Clare Jackson and Alan Walter.

Photos courtesy of the Harborfields Central School District

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