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Music Good News
Congratulations to the students who were selected for OCMEA All-County Events this Spring: 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.
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 22, 2012 the following Young Artists of Monroe-Woodbury High School performed at the Central Valley United Methodist Church. They featured music for voice, strings, and winds by Handel, Wieniawski, Doppler, Mouquet, Brahms, and Vaughan Williams. 
Pictured: Nancy Song, Erik Bjorkman, Stefanie Proulx, Eliana Drier, Katherine Robinsone, Jisoo Kim
The Pine Tree 5th Grade Band, Middle School Symphonic Band, and High School Wind Ensemble will be "Playing with the Pros" on Saturday December 10th. The Greater New York Wind Symphony has invited these ensembles to perform with them at 3:00 on the MWHS Stage. More information can be found at OCMEA website or Hudson Valley Performing Arts Foundation website
Congratulations to Mrs. Hotto and family on the birth of their daughter December 6, 2011. We welcome Ms. Curtis who will be teaching Mrs. Hotto's classes while she spends time with her new addition.
Congratulations to our All-State Participants who traveled to Rochester December 1-4 to represent Monroe-Woodbury at the NYSSMA State Conference   Chorus Members:Lilliana Kulak, Daisy Epple, Jacob Centra Instrumental Members: Stefanie Proulx, Nancy Song, Jisoo Kim, Erik Bjorkman(alternate)
The following were involved in the Greater New York Wind Symphony and Honors Chorus Concert held at Monroe-Woodbury High School on October 30. The event was a huge success and huge congratulations to all that were involved. The next concert is December 10th ans it their annual "Play with the Pros Concert." The Pine Tree Fifth Grade Band, MW Middle School Symphonic Band and the MW High School Wind Ensemble have been invited to perform with the Wind Symphony. Artistic Director, Richard Regan (HS) Honors Chorus Director, David Crone (HS) | Students on Percussion Patrick Angehr Dylan Gagler Katherine Viall Students in the Chorus Soprano Alessandra Buzzonetti Tara Donnelly Georgie Epple Colleen Hilla Machenzie Hintze Lilliana Kulak Juliet Mengaziol Julia Morales Maureen Murray Meredith O’Brien Jessica Raja | Drew Taibi Jillian Usai Elise Volkmann Alto Daisy Epple Adaeze Eze Gina Gerlach Rebecca Halzack Lisa Martimucci Dana Searing Natalie Storkman Meaghan Way Tenor Christopher Bordash David Guzman Saharsh Hejela Edmond Myers Cody Nardone | Trevor Nardone Rocky Nardone Alexander Sanso Conor Shatto Ian Strauss Richard Toro Bass Jonathan Baez Kyle Bellew Erik Bjorkman Joseph Caccavle Jake Centra Ugonna Eze Michael Impallaria Andrew Petrilak Dimitrius Raphael Brendan White | | Teachers in the Chorus Alfred Snider (HS) Peter Giorgio (MS) Nicole Regan (DW) Doris Bjorkman (PT/MS) Patricia Murray (NM) Laura Kling (MS) | Teachers in the Wind Symphony Donald Franklin, Clarinet (MS) Christopher Taborsky, Trumpet (PT) Ryan Walther, Horn (MS) Megan Lawrence, Horn (CV) | Alumni in the Wind Symphony Adam Fontana, Clarinet Deborah Vitanza, Contra-Bass Clarinet Nathanial Rensink, Trombone Lenny Klopchin, Trombone Brian Evans, Euphonium | Congratulations to the following students on being selected to perform in the 2012 New York State Band Directors Association Honors Band to be held in Syracuse, March 2-4, 2012 | Travis Wong (clarinet) | | Tyler Schacher (percussion) | | Daniel Collins (tuba) | | Alternates: | | Frankie DiLello (tuba) | | Noah Francois (clarinet) |
Congratulations to the Monroe-Woodbury Students selected to perform in the 2011 Area All State Festival at Suffern High School, November 18 and 19. | Samuel Andrews, Clarinet | Zachary Lipsky, Trumpet | | Pat Angehr, Timpani | Katie Luo, Viola | | Charmaine Barlao, Violin 2 | Saif Masood, Viola | | Erik Bjorkman, Cello | Abbey McMahon, Horn | | Bridget Brafi, Alto | Julia Morales, Soprano | | Stephanie Carelli, Viola | Maureen Murray, Cello | | Gabriella Cooper, Viola | Aakash Nagalapura, Viola | | Emma Dempsey, String Bass | David Nam, Violin 1 | | Jack Donnellan, Bass | Cody Nardone, Tenor | | Eliana Drier, Flute | Melissa Neyer, String Bass | | Daisy Epple, Alto | Andrew Petrilak, Bass | | Georgie Epple, Soprano | Stefanie Proulx, Flute/Piccolo | | Adaeze Eze, Alto | Adam Quinones, String Bass | | Ugonna Eze, Bass | Emily Rogers, Flute | | Brandon Figueroa, Tenor | Samuel Rubin, Viola | | Thomas Flanagan, String Bass | Jennifer Rutishauser, Violin 1 | | Jessica Gamaz, Violin 2 | Alexander Sanso, Trumpet | | Liam Goowin, String Bass | Zaheen Sarker, Soprano | | Omar Hafez, String Bass | Timothy Scully, String Bass | | Rebecca Halzack, Alto | Dana Searing, Soprano | | Michelle Hansen, Violin 1 | Sneha Shashikumar, Horn | | Theodora Horowitz, Violin 1 | Nancy Song, Violin 1 | | Andy Hu, Violin 2 | Natalie Storckman, Soprano | | Christine Ji, Cello | Marianne Walters, Flute | | Jaya Khanna, Cello | Amy Wang, Violin 1 | | Angela Ko, Violin 2 | Meaghan Way, Alto | | Hayley Kowkabany, Cello | Linda Zhu, Viola | | Lilliana Kulak, Soprano | |
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.
| 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 |
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