Babylon Student-Musicians Perform at SCMEA Festival

Twenty-six Babylon School District students were selected to perform in the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association’s All-County Festival from March 12-13 at Half Hollow Hills High School East. This distinction marks them among the top student-musicians in Suffolk County.

Student-musicians were selected based on their musical ability and joined other musicians from surrounding schools for three rehearsals prior to the performance. In addition, at the Division III concert, junior Maxwell O’Handley received the Laurence Paul Gray Scholarship. This scholarship will pay for his tuition at the USDAN Center for Creative and Performing Arts this summer.

Photo 1: Babylon School District’s student-musicians performed at the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association’s All-County Festival from March 12-13 at Half Hollow Hills High School East. Shown here are Division II and III students (Back row, from left): Timothy Altbacker (Band), Matthew Batura (Band), Julia Minicozzi (Band), Mia Timson (Chorus), Allison Fama (Chorus), Sydney Altbacker (Orchestra) and Ava Wilkens (Orchestra). (Front row, from left): Ryan Marrone (Chorus), Sean Cosgro (Chorus), Matthew Minicozzi (Band), Ethan Schubart (Orchestra), Kyra Pitagno (Chorus), Aubrey Alvino (Band). Missing: Peter Schubart (Orchestra).

Photo 2: Babylon School District’s student-musicians performed at the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association’s All-County Festival from March 12-13 at Half Hollow Hills High School East. Shown here are Division I students (standing, from left): Babylon Memorial Grade School band director Don Meier, Thomas Orifici (Orchestra), Derek Hulahan (Band), Jessica Greene (Chorus), Babylon Memorial Grade School orchestra director Paul Grisafi and Babylon Memorial Grade School Principal Steve Goldberg. (Kneeling, from left) Gregory Herbst (Orchestra), Aidan Marrone (Chorus), Alice Schubart (Orchestra), Peyton McMillan (Chorus), Natalia Lutz (Chorus), Gabriela Schafer (Chorus), Sachi Onishi (Orchestra) and Coleman Schubart (Band). Missing: Gwen Fawess (Chorus).

Photos courtesy of the Babylon School District