New Canaan Music Students Win Awards at Competition

New Canaan 8th grade Girls Treble Ensemble won every division honor and trophy possible at a competition at Six Flags New England.

“The girls were professional, well mannered, positive, excited, and performed fantastically,” said Saxe music teacher Sarah Gleason I’m incredibly proud of them! I had to share the good news!”

The New Canaan High School band also enjoyed much success at Six Flags New England.

“The NCHS Band earned a Superior rating and won the Music in the Parks AA Band Competition on May 22. The 93.5 score out of a 100 was 2 full points higher than their previous high rating in adjudications. They also won Best Band Overall earning the highest score of all bands in all categories at two festival locations in Springfield, Massachusetts that day.”

Ensemble took home the following:

• Superior performance rating

• 1st place Middle School Women’s Chorus

• 1st place Middle School Chorus overall (top rating from every MS choir that was there)

• Esprit de Corps Award - given to only one group from the performance venue “Presented to

students who demonstrated proper social behavior as well as musical behavior/encouragement.

They possess the qualities of highly successful people who are sensitive to the feelings of others and applaud accomplishments no matter if my one’s own school or another school.”