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Music Good News
Congratulations to the High School Performing Ensembles on their National Music Competition Awards!
Our Very own Rick Regan conducts
April 13th at 8:00 PM All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warriors
MW Middle School Students Travel to Syracuse for NYSBDA Honor BandThe following Middle School Students are traveling to Syracuse this weekend to represent Monroe-Woodbury at the annual New York State Band Directors Association (NYSBDA) Conference. These students were selected based on their NYSSMA scores and compared to the top performing students from all over New York State. Mr. Franklin, Mr. Walther and Mr. Regan have prepared the students to represent Monroe-Woodbury at this prestigious event. In addition, Mr. Franklin is the acting co-president of NYSBDA and will be busy putting on a successful conference. We wish them the best of luck!Daniel Ip, Hannah Wanderling, Trevor LaDue, Tyler Schacher, Aidan Herbert, Daniel Collins
113 Students from MW selected into OCMEA Elementary All County
Students selected to attend All-Eastern Festival in Hartford, CTWe are very excited to announce that the following MWHS students have been selected to perform in the All-Eastern Honors Ensembles:
David Nam, 1st Violin, Symphony Orchestra Jessica Castro, Alto, Mixed Chorus Jacob Centra, Bass, Mixed Chorus Daisy Epple, Alto, Mixed Chorus Lilliana Kulak, Soprano, Mixed Chorus Meredith O'Brien, Soprano, Mixed Chorus Conor Shatto, Tenor Alternate, Mixed Chorus
These exceptional students will prepare remarkably challenging music that they will perform under the leadership of prominent conductors in this biennial event. Students will spend three days rehearsing with one of the four conductors during the Eastern Division Conference of The National Association for Music Education to be held in Hartford, Connecticut in preparation for performances on April 7, 2013.
Each of the state music educators associations in the Eastern Division (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, PA, VT, Europe) oversee the selection process in their state during the Spring and early Fall of the year before the event and compile ranked lists of recommended juniors and seniors for consideration.
The 2013 NAfME All-Eastern Honors Ensembles will perform for an audience of thousands on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Mortensen Hall, in Hartford, Connecticut
MW Music Department has the most students in Area All State!50 students have been selected to perform in the Band, Orchestra, Mixed Chorus and Women's Chorus.The festival is November 16-17 at Monroe-Woodbury High School
Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the NYSSMA All State Festival to be held in Rochester in December 2012.
| Alex Sanso | Trumpet | Wind Ensemble | | Maureen Murray | Cello | String Orchestra | | David Nam | Violin | String Orchestra | | Olivia Rainoff | Cello | Symphony Orchestra | | Amy Wang | Violin | Symphony Orchestra | | Elise Volkmann | Soprano I | Women's Chorus | | Jessica Castro | Alto II | Mixed Chorus | | Jake Centra | Bass II | Mixed Chorus | | Daisy Epple | Alto I | Mixed Chorus | | Lilliana Kulak | Soprano I | Mixed Chorus | | Maureen Murray | Soprano II | Mixed Chorus | | Meredith O'Brien | Soprano II | Mixed Chorus | | Conor Shatto | Tenor I | Mixed Chorus | | John Weber | Timpani | Alternate |
Congratulations to the students who were selected for OCMEA All-County Events this past Spring 2012: Elementary All-County: 107 students Junior High All-County: 84 students
Congratulations to the High School Jazz Ensemble. For the second year in a row the Monroe-Woodbury High School Jazz Ensemble was awarded FIRST PRIZE at the Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival. Congratulation to Mr. Petrocelli and all the students involved.
Listen to the Pine Tree 5th Grade Chorus sing The Pledge of Allegiance on WHUD: click here now.
Monroe-Woodbury High School was selected as a semifinalist for a 2012 GRAMMY Signature School award! click here for more info
Congratulations to the participants in the Music in Central Valley Performance Series. On Sunday, January 27, 2013 the following Young Artists of Monroe-Woodbury High School will perform at the Central Valley United Methodist Church. They will feature music for voice, strings, and winds by Mozart, Bach, Faure, Keyper, Eccles and Bruch.
Congratulations to Richard Regan, HS, on receiving the Helen Hosmer Excellence in Teaching Award from the SUNY Potsdam Alumni Association.
To view the full article, click here.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the NYSSMA All State Festival to be held in Rochester in December 2011.
| Erik Bjorkman | Cello | Alternate | | Jake Centra | Bass | Mixed Chorus | | Daisy Epple | Alto | Women’s Chorus | | Jisoo Kim | Cello | Symphony Orchestra | | Lilliana Kulak | Soprano | Women’s Chorus | | Stefanie Proulx | Flute | Symphonic Band | | Nancy Song | Violin | String Orchestra |
NAMM Press Release
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