Under the direction of Connecticut Future Musicians (CFM) band teacher, Cathi Peters, two Saint Brigid School (SBS) students, Abbey Obeng and Dylan Errico, ranked in the CFM Symphonic All-State Band. For the past 28 years, the CTFutureMusicians Organization has provided quality music education for private elementary and junior-high school students throughout Connecticut.
Obeng, an eighth-grade SBS student, achieved her dream of qualifying (percussion drums) for the CFM Symphonic All-State Band; the highest ranked band group.
Not to be outdone, seventh-grade SBS student, Errico, achieved the status of third chair flute (ranking third overall out of 27 students who auditioned) in the concert band.
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Both students auditioned in front of an esteemed panel of judges and competed against musicians from all over Connecticut. As a result of their success, they will now perform at the regional concert on Saturday March 22, 2014 at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). For more information, visit: http://ctfuturemusicians.com/.
Additionally, both students will go on to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Center in New York City on April 29, 2014.
