On Saturday, Nov. 14, 143 dedicated music students from Belmont High School traveled to North Andover HS and auditioned for the Massachusetts Music Educators (MMEA) Northeast District Senior Festival. These students were among the 1,127 students from surrounding towns vying for the opportunity to perform in one of the District Honors Ensembles – Band, Chorus, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble.
Each student worked for months to prepare for their audition, which required a great deal of time, effort and courage. We are proud to announce that sixty-six BHS students were accepted to perform in the Senior District Festival. This matches the all-time high number of acceptances that many of these same students helped establish in 2014. Additionally, thirty-six of the accepted students earned All-State Recommendations, earning them the opportunity to audition for the MMEA All-State Festival in January.
Please join us in congratulating the following students on their acceptance into one of the Senior District Honors Ensembles (*denotes All-State Recommendation):
Jason Ackerson, trombone
Sam Bastille, chorus
James Boyle, chorus
Anthony Bulat, chorus
Caroline Burns, chorus
Erin Cantor, viola
*Eleanor Carlile, French horn
*Jessica Chen, viola
Josie Cooper, clarinet
Ben Crocker, chorus
*Jocelyn Cubstead, chorus
Benjy Cunningham, chorus
Victor Dankens, chorus
Eleanor Dash, trumpet
*Ammu Dinesh, bassoon
*Julia Fontana, cello
*Mary Gastian, chorus
Christopher Giron, bassoon
Fiona Grant, clarinet
*Tenny Gregorian, chorus
Peter Grifiths, chorus
*Hisako Gutterman, trombone
Sammy Haines, chorus
Seneca Hart, chorus
*Kiara Holm, clarinet
*Wonyoung Jang, euphonium
Rachel Jansen, cello
Kevin Ji, violin
*Eliza Jones, French horn
*Brandon Kim, violin
*Helena Kim, euphonium
Isabelle Kim, violin
*James Kitch, cello
Elizabeth Knight, string bass
*David Korn, chorus
*Oliver Leeb, chorus
*Stephen Lucas, clarinet
Meggie MacAulay, chorus
Anna Makar-Limanov, chorus
Wilder Manion, chorus
*Raffi Manjikian, chorus
*Eli Martin, trombone
*Hannah Messenger, French horn
*Alex Park, jazz trumpet
*Georgia Parsons, chorus
*Maerose Pepe, chorus
*Calvin Perkins, trumpet
*Olivia Pierce, chorus
*Audrey Quinn, violin
*Connor Quinn, chorus
*Hannah Read, flute/piccolo
Paul Rhee, violin
*Annalise Schlaug, cello
*Lila Searls, alto saxophone
*Ned Searls, trumpet
*Sam Sorensen, chorus
*Lea Grace Swinson, chorus
Gillian Tahajian, flute
Swapnil Thapa, chorus
*Rafi Wagner, trombone
Tina Wang, euphonium
*Quincy Webb, chorus
Alexander Wilk, viola
Jiwon Yoon, cello
Lara Zeng, violin
*Anya Zhang, flute
