RCSD Students Participate in Annual Music Festivals

(February 21, 2008 – Riverhead, NY) Annual music festivals offer Riverhead School District students an opportunity to perform with some of the best music students on Long Island. Students participating in the various music festivals in the first two months of 2008 are listed below.

The Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA)

The Elementary LISFA Festival was held at Elwood Middle School. RCSD had two students in the 6th – 7th grade orchestra, Danny O’Neill from the middle school and Lydia Keiffert from Pulaski Street School.

The Secondary LISFA Festival was held at Ward Melville HS. RCSD had three students in the 8th - 9th grade orchestra: Juliana Marcucci from the middle school and Emily Cardillo and Alexa White from the High School. Alexa White (Grade 9) was seated first chair viola in the 8th – 9th grade orchestra. In addition to their studies in the district, Alexa White and Juliana Marcucci study privately with Marguerite Volonts. Eddie O’Neill, who plays bass and takes private lessons with Steve Fayette, performed with the 10th - 12th grade orchestra.

SCMEA Jazz Day

The Middle School Show Choir under the direction of Nadine Greenberg and the Junior Varsity Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Crystal Crespo performed at the SCMEA Jazz Day in February at Sayville High School.

Thirty-one students have been selected to participate in the SCMEA All-County groups:

Division I (students in Grade 6)
Emily Plattner, Madison Bloom, Kelly Young
Alison Fox, Sara Freeborn, Lydia Feiffert
Rachel Stanislawek, Karyn Torre

Division II (students in grades 7 & 8)
Joseph Inzalaco, John Wevers, Chelsea Chizever
Hannah Keiffert, Caraline Kreuger, Alexander Panagakos
Stephen Pappacen, Mark Peragine, Alexander Roynton
Juliana Marcucci

Division III (students in grades 9 & 10)
Ellie Markewicz, Ernest McMillan, Andrew Plattner
Nelson Rivera. Jon Tyrer, Anthony Villani
Ryan Beodecker, Joshua Bieling, Courtney Blasl
Cassidy Stress, Edward O’Neill, Alexa White
Kathryn Blasl, Michael Drozd, John Gloor
Julian Keller, James Peterson, Chris Aguilar
Joseph Szot, Ben Thomas, Meghan Davis

Eighty-five students will attend the North Fork Festival:

Chorus

Soprano
Jessica Benitez, Katie Blasl, Allyson Bunch, Emily Goode
Esra Erol, Anna Flores, Amanda Kozakiewicz, Emily Morrell
Chelsea Staal, Beth Wells Magdalena Szalowski Jessica Kuang
Jannia Perez Alyssa Seal, Siedaya Williams, Heather Kopp
Shauna Huizing, Cindy Mujo

Alto
Jordan Barnard, Courtney Blasl, Emily Cardillo, Sarah Castro
Lailah Coulter, Courtney Lehman, Amanda Mallahy, Macy Reichel
Kristin Racanielo, Jessica Roslik, Jillian Salzmann, Cassidy Stress
Veronica Spaeth, Kara Wehunt, Domonique Spellman
Adriana Vaiana-Cavanagh

Tenor
Michael Drozd, Jon Gloor, Thomas Hernandez, Julian Keller
Ronald O’Neal, Colin Palmer, Ricky Rizzo, Kelly Savage
Ryan Videlock

Bass
Ryan Beodeker, Jypsy Calderon, VJ Chiaramonte, Peter Cybulski
Tim Ferris, Dylan Martinsen, Ryan Pendzick, Thomas Benjamin

Band
Heather Bingham, Stephanie Carrera, Melanie Fedun, Liz Cuadrado
Melissa Hale, Rosabella Nazzaro, Amanda Nadeau, Carolyn Smith
Lauren Bonheim, Andrew Plattner, Samantha Walters, Meghan Davis
Sean Harkin, Jordan Talmage, Matthew Suprina, Justine Kmetz
Julie Dougherty, Dylan Hewkin, Joe Marshall, Alana Holborn
Robert Maiorana, Jon Colt, Mike Irragi, Jon Tyrer
Justin Harris, Tyler Crohan, Bria Yazic, Justin Camp
Ernest McMillan, Anthony Villani, Noah Gorman, Tara Gilliam
Anthony Liso, Matt Fitzgerald, Marissa Scotto

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