Mayo Performing Arts Middle Honors Music College students of the Month

MORRIS COUNTY — The Mayo Performing Arts Middle (MPAC) named a number of college students from round Morris County as its November music college students of the month and “Excellent Brass Instrumentalists” previous to the Thursday, November 10 efficiency by Preservation Corridor Jazz Band.

College students have been nominated by their academics and have been chosen by the theater’s Schooling Division based mostly on their dedication to excellence within the performing arts. The scholars have been honored previous to the efficiency on stage and had a possibility to satisfy with members of the band previous to the efficiency.

The 2022-2023 Music Pupil of the Month program is supported by The Walter F. and Alice Gorham Basis, Inc.

The scholars of the month are:

• Senior Andrew Lin of Whippany Park Excessive College in Hanover Township

• Seventh grader Jordan Hicinbothem of John Hill College in Boonton

• Senior Rebecca Hirschfeld of Mountain Lakes Highschool in Mountain Lakes

• Senior Maeve Celli of Parsippany Excessive College in Parsippany

• Seventh grader Kensley Lovius of Brooklawn Center College in Parsippany

• Eighth grader Katherine Trabachino of Frelinghuysen Center College in Morris Township

• Senior Nicholas Andrade of Roxbury Excessive College in Roxbury

• Seventh grader Griffin Department of Mendham Township Center College in Mendham Township

• Eighth grader Anthony Murray of Mount Olive Center College in Mount Olive

• Eighth grader Jacob Spiegel of Mountain View Center College in Mendham Township

• Chris Balo of Kinnelon Excessive College in Kinnelon

• Bridget Harty of Pearl R. Miller Center College in Kinnelon.

Trabachino was nominated by Frelinghuysen Center College trainer Timothy Beadle, who mentioned she is an impressive trumpeter who can even play the baritone when wanted.

“Along with taking part in in band courses, Kate is a crucial member of the Falcon Massive Band and Wind Symphony, each of which meet after college on totally different days,” Beadle mentioned. “In each group, Kate is the primary to know her music and likewise the primary to assist the opposite college students. She’s not only a trumpet participant; she’s a pacesetter.”

Lin is a trombone participant and a member of Whippany Park Excessive College’s (WPHS) band program. He serves because the brass captain for WPHS’ marching band, has efficiently auditioned for honors teams, and has been a featured soloist in WHPS’ college ensembles consisting of marching band, jazz band, and live performance band.

“Andrew has demonstrated a piece ethic that I take advantage of for instance to inspire his friends and youthful members of our band program,” mentioned WPHS trainer Peter Sciaino who nominated Lin.

“Whereas he displayed a relatively excessive musical aptitude as a younger scholar, he was additionally repeatedly engaged on basic abilities wanted to play at a excessive degree. Now he’s an inspiring performer who continues to enhance with each rehearsal. Along with his participation in our instrumental program, Andrew was a standout in my AP Music Concept class. Whereas Andrew is presented with good pitch, his pure skills didn’t outline his aptitude within the course as a lot as his work ethic did.

Andrade has been the principal trombone of Roxbury Excessive College’s (RHS) prime instrumental ensemble, the RHS Honors Wind Symphony, since his sophomore 12 months and can also be a scholar chief within the marching band, based on RHS trainer Jeffrey Conrad who nominated him.

Andrade has additionally been lively within the Area I and New Jersey All-State Band and Orchestra packages and is a principal trombone of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, Conrad mentioned.

“Nicholas just isn’t solely an ideal younger musician, however he’s extra importantly an exquisite younger man: Form, caring, and supportive,” Conrad mentioned. “He’s valued and revered by academics and friends alike. He leads by instance and is all the time open to constructive criticism. Merely put, Nicholas is a valued member of our program and his presence elevates all these round him.”

Griffin Department was nominated by academics Russell Department and Michael MaHadeen who mentioned Griffin Department is a real low brass musician taking part in tuba, euphonium and brass trombone interchangeably and at a complicated degree for his age.

Griffin Department performs tuba within the live performance band, bass trombone within the jazz band, and euphonium as a secondary instrument. He attended Blue Lake Wonderful Arts these previous two summers on a benefit scholarship. He was accepted into Elementary Honors Band final 12 months as a sixth grader and will likely be auditioning on each tuba and euphonium for Space Band and Junior Excessive Areas this 12 months as a seventh grader.

He comes from a musical household the place he not too long ago carried out at his aunt Jaimie Department’s memorial on the Pioneer Works venue in Crimson Hook Brooklyn alongside skilled jazz musicians Lester St. Louis, Jason Ajemian and Jason Nazarry this previous September.

He has carried out the solo “Maid of the Mist” by Herbert Clark on tuba in recital throughout the spring of his sixth-grade 12 months as properly at a low brass masterclass for the tuba professor Stephanie Ycaza of the College of Northern Iowa this previous summer season at Blue Lake. Along with low brass, Griffin has been finding out piano since age 4.

Hicinbothem was nominated by his trainer Yvonne Manca who mentioned she has been an instrumental a part of the music program at John Hill College. She has been taking part in the trumpet since fourth grade and has been taking part in the primary trumpet half for the previous two years as a result of she has large vary and agility, Manca mentioned.

Hicinbothem performs as first chair and the lead trumpet participant for her college.

“She by no means misses a follow and all the time enters the room with a smile on her face and desperate to be taught the music,” Manca mentioned. “It’s for these causes that I nominate Jordan for Excellent Brass Participant.

Hirschfeld was nominated by Mountain Lakes Excessive College (MLHS) trainer Meredith Boyan who mentioned she has devoted a lot of her time to bettering her particular person musicianship by means of non-public examine and follow.

Hirschfeld performs with the Juilliard Pre-School program and brings her experience again to high school to share with our ensemble, Boyan mentioned.

“She gives our Wind Ensemble with a superb bass basis, and she or he makes the onerous passages look simple,” Boyan mentioned. “She is a reliable and vital member of the band, each personally and musically, and we at MLHS are fortunate to have her taking part in our ensembles.”

Murray was nominated by Mount Olive Center College (MOMS) trainer Melany McQueeny who mentioned he performs trombone within the eighth-grade band and each of MOMS’ after-school teams, the Junior Winds, and Jazz Band.

Murray has additionally participated within the North Jersey Space Band, McQueeny mentioned.

“He’s an extremely devoted music scholar and is all the time ready,” McQueeny mentioned.

“Anthony can also be all the time serving to members of his part as properly. He’s a pacesetter inside his part, the band, and your complete college neighborhood. Anthony is a stellar scholar. He’s all the time taking a look at methods to enhance himself as a musician and asks some actually nice questions. You may actually see the wheels handing over his mind any time a advice is given to him. Anthony has really embodied what it means to be an impressive brass participant, and I can’t consider anybody extra deserving of this honor.”

Spiegel was nominated by Mountain View Center College trainer Bradley McMurray who mentioned he’s an impressive musician and scholar who has been taking non-public classes for 4 years.

Spiegel made the North Jersey Area Symphonic Band as a seventh grader final 12 months, McMurray mentioned.

“Jacob is continually displaying me the repertoire he’s engaged on in his classes and is all the time all for performing a solo for the category or at a live performance,” McMurray mentioned. “Jacob additionally performs the Nationwide Anthem in any respect the pep rallies and may be very excited to start out marching band in highschool.”

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