Nine East Meadow School District students have been selected to perform at the New York State School Music Association’s All-State Festival, part of its annual Winter Conference, scheduled for Dec. 3-6 in Rochester, New York. An additional 11 students have been named alternates, recognizing their outstanding musical achievement.
To qualify for All-State consideration, students were required to earn a score of 98 to 100 on their solo performances, as evaluated by a NYSSMA All-State adjudicator.
Six students from East Meadow High School and three from W.T. Clarke High School earned selections as All-State performers.
Representing East Meadow High School, Alayna Hussain will perform on tuba in the Symphonic Band; Annika York will perform on euphonium in the Symphonic Band; Emily Davidson will perform mallet percussion in the Symphony Orchestra; Kailyn Kim will perform flute, Part 1, in the Symphonic Band; Matea Pribanic will perform jazz piano in Instrumental Jazz; and Vivienne Martin will perform violin, Part 2, in the String Orchestra.
From W.T. Clarke High School, Olivia Carmody was selected for soprano 2 in the Treble Chorus, Shreya Satpathy for soprano 2 in the Mixed Chorus, and Cooper daSilva for tenor 2 in the Mixed Chorus.
Eleven additional students were named alternates for this year’s festival. From East Meadow High School, Anvi Bonanthaya was named an alternate for violin; Emily Davidson for snare drum and timpani; Gabriel Nitka for tenor 2; Joseph Hutton for bassoon; Maria Mancilla-Lopez for violin; Michael Bodzin for jazz drum set, snare drum and timpani; Sofia Nosarieva for jazz tenor saxophone; and Victor Cassano for trombone. From W.T. Clarke High School, Aiden Yoo was named an alternate for French horn, Corven Cillo for violin, and Finn Willis for cello.
The district congratulates all 20 students recognized for their musical talent, dedication and achievement, and wishes its All-State performers success at the upcoming festival.
Photos courtesy of the East Meadow Union Free School District
