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Seven students are invited to state festival audition at a regional NYSSMA solo festival, where they are assessed by judges who provide Seven students from Lyn- detailed feedback to help them brook High School have earned g row as musicians. Those spots in the 88th New York whose performances are rated State School Music Association highly are invited to particiWinter Conference in Roches- pate in the state festival, at ter, an annual gathering of the which they have the chance to most talented musicians from connect with peers who share a schools across the passion for music. state. The conferLynbrook High ence will take place chorus teacher Dec 5-8, and stuMatt Wyner worked dents will perform with all five stuin the upstate city’s dents who will sing Eastman Theater. in Rochester. MATT WyNER T h e Ly n b ro o k “All five of them Chorus teacher students — a mix of are really a joy to juniors and seniors Lynbrook High School work with,” Wyner — will join a varisaid. “They all were ety of musical ensembles. Eric born with a great deal of talent, Reilly will play violin in the but they also worked really symphony orchestra, and was hard over the years. I’ve had a accepted into the wind ensem- front-row seat to that progress, ble for English horn and is an and it makes me proud to see alternate for the oboe as well. them get rewarded by NYSSMA Brandon Haviken will play — it validates all the hard work trombone in the symphonic that they’ve done.” band. Jack Ceglie and Gianna The students’ success comes Longo will sing in the mixed after countless hours of pracchorus. Sophia Schoen was tice and rehearsal — and musiaccepted into the treble chorus, cal teamwork. “All five of these and Liam Mylan and Molly kids really look to elevate the Schutzman are alternates for people around them,” Wyner chorus members who cannot said. “They really root for each perform during the ensemble. other, which is something you NYSSMA aspirants must Continued on page 7
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lucky kids got a closer look Lynbrook children, including Dominic Pignataro, 1, and his brother, Frankie, 4, sat on the sidewalk to watch the Fouth Battalion fire engines. Story, more photos, Page 10.
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