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Talented young sabers shine at NYSSMA and BCMEA Festivals
Our world is filled with the beautiful sounds of music made by people whose names are widely known, and they all had to start somewhere. From time to time, you will hear a household name musician trace the spark of their lifelong love of music - and their career - to participating in elementary, middle and high school ensembles. Will the next big name in music someday give credit to Susquehanna Valley for introducing them to the joy of making music?
 
Perhaps that future household name was playing or singing at one of the three Broome County Music Educators Association (BCMEA) music festivals hosted this year at Binghamton University's Anderson Center, where top notch Susquehanna Valley CSD music students auditioned their way to a spot on the stage. 
 
The March 25 and 26 festival featured performances from Grade 5 and 6 Band, Grade 7-9 Orchestra, Grade 10-12 Chorus, and Grade 10-12 Jazz Band. Susquehanna Valley students (pictured above) who participated: Averie Andres, Johnathan Armstrong, Jocelyn Brusso, Kennedi Gardinor, Elizabeth Newby, Trey Parker, Stella Baker, James Root, Aiden Ruffo, and Christopher Streno. (Click on the picture to see a full-size version).
 
But the list of SV Sabers who earned NYSSMA and BCMEA honors this year is a lot longer than that!

 

NYSSMA Solos/Duets:

Jakob Bernhauer, Julie LaMantia (flute and piccolo), Jenna Lawrence, Elizabeth Setchell, Lillian Short, Andrew Waite, Sophia Easley, Genevieve Brown, Rylan Everson, Trevor Osterhout, Trinity Ostrowsky, Alexa Timm, Sophia Mahler, Allicyn Bisaha, Julia Kalashnik, Kooper Kinney, Paige Nabywaniec, Chloe Hrynkiw, Leigha Jackson, Abby Leudemann, Ruby McEwin, Kealan Kinney, Kylee Richardson, Samar Dhillon, Baileigh Green, Jenna Smith, Vivian Ditch, Anastasia Ostrowsky, Adam Crocker, Elizabeth Newby, Riley Olds, Aiden Ruffo, Asher Valentine, James Root, Addison Ruffo, Tyler Blain, Kennedi Gardinor, Benjamin Finch, Alexis Lewis


BCMEA:

5/6 Band: (Listed and pictured above).

5/6 Orchestra: Leigha Jackson, Sophia Mahler, Paige Kramer, Paige Nabywaniec-Reid, Chloe Hrynkiw

5/6 Chorus: Grayden Everson, Lydia Carangelo, Kiana Cipolla, Evelyn Gottshall, Baileigh Green, Alaina Judy

7-9 Band: Jakob Bernhauer, Julie LaMantia, Xander Remza, Andrew Waite, Marshall Clement, Addison Ruffo, Zachary LaMantia, Thomas Stocks

7/9 Orchestra: Rylan Everson, Genevieve Brown, Sophia Easley, Sonora Grant

7/9 Chorus: Lillian Short

10/12 Band: Evan Bronson, Bethany Ondreyko, Jenna Lawrence, Skylar (Carson) Wood

10/12 Orchestra: Jenna Smith, Samar Dhillon, Anastasia Ostrowsky

10/12 Chorus: Sofie Dyson, Elizabeth Setchell