High Notes for Babylon Musicians

Seven Babylon School District student-musicians have been selected to perform at two of the region’s most coveted festivals – LISFA and the All-County Percussion Ensemble.

Seventh-grader Lauren Ragen (violin), 10th-grader Emma Schubart (violin) and ninth-grader Sophia Sherman (violin) represented the district at the Long Island String Festival, along with fifth-grader Sachi Onishi (violin) and sixth-grader Ethan Schubart (viola). Senior Christian Martino and junior Patrick Roche took part in the All-County Percussion Ensemble.

The students were selected for these honors as a result of their scores at last year’s NYSSMA solo and ensemble festival and based upon the recommendation of their teachers.

Photos provided by the Babylon School District:

Photo 1: Babylon Memorial Grade School students (l-r) Ethan Schubart and Sachi Onishi performed at LISFA. They are pictured with music teacher Paul Grisafi.

Photo 2: Babylon Junior-Senior High School students (l-r) Sophia Sherman, Lauren Ragen and Emma Schubart performed at LISFA. They are pictured here with music teacher Elizabeth Foster and Principal Al Cirone.

Photo 3: Babylon Junior-Senior High School students (l-r) Christian Martino and Patrick Roche were selected to perform with the All-County Percussion Ensemble. They are pictured here with Principal Al Cirone and Director of Fine Arts Angela Turk.