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Fredonia music students selected to NYSSMA honor groups

Pictured are Claire McMurtry-d’Amato, Nella Darrell-Sterbak, Kyree McCarthy, Cooper Stenger, Katherine Fortna, Grant Abbey. Not pictured are Ava Hartung and Ezra Daly Griffen.

Nineteen Fredonia Middle and High School student musicians were selected for New York State School Music Association Area All-State Ensembles this Fall. These groups draw their members from the best student musicians in Chautauqua, Erie, Cattaraugus, and Niagara Counties as determined through competitive auditions. Students in grades seven to nine will be performing on Saturday at Akron High School and students in grades 10-12 will be performing on Saturday, Nov. 19.

In addition, Abigail Roth was selected for a NYSSMA All-State Honor Ensemble. These ensembles are made up of the best High School student musicians in the state, and they are incredibly competitive. She will be performing on Sunday, December 4 at Eastman Theater in Rochester, NY. More than 100,000 students are evaluated in NYSSMA Festivals each year. Congratulations to these students, their families, and their teachers on this accomplishment.

Selected students are:

¯ Area All State Treble Chorus: Gilen Gottinger (Soprano), Ava Hartung (Soprano), Miriam LaBarr (Alto),

¯ Area All State Mixed Choir: Ryan Davis (Baritone), Ezra Daly-Griffen (Baritone), Claire D’Amato (Soprano), Katherine Fortna (Soprano),

Submitted Pictured are Claire McMurtry-d’Amato, Nella Darrell-Sterbak, Kyree McCarthy, Cooper Stenger, Katherine Fortna, Grant Abbey. Not pictured are Ava Hartung and Ezra Daly Griffen. are Grant Abbey, Emmanuel Rose, Cooper Stenger, Benjamin Feit, Kyree McCarthy, Timothy Branden III, Abigail Roth, Benjamin Seigel, Ryan Davis, Jack Pietro, Miriam LaBarr, Katherine Fortna, Madeline Saunders, Abigail Roth

¯ Area All State Orchestras: Nella Darrell-Sterbak (violin), Kyree McCarthy (viola), Cooper Stenger (cello), Grant Abbey (bass), Madeline Saunders (violin), Abigail Joy (violin), Benjamin Feit (violin), Emmanuel Rose (viola), Jack Pietro (cello), Benjamin Seigel (cello)

¯ Area All State Band: Abigail Roth (Percussion) and Timothy Branden III (Percussion)

¯ All State Symphonic Orchestra: Abigail Roth (Percussion)

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