A Year Of Musical Dedication Celebrated At East Islip Concerts

EAST ISLIP, NY - From East Islip School District: An entire school year of hard work, passion and dedication to music from both students and teachers was celebrated in style at East Islip’s annual spring concert series. The performances, all held at the high school’s Rydzeski Hall, included East Islip Middle School on May 7 and 9, John F. Kennedy Elementary School on May 14, Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School on May 16, and East Islip High School on May 22 and 23.

"Our spring concert series, featuring students from grades 3-12, began with our third-graders performing on the recorders and singing, and ended with our seniors performing their final number on the East Islip High School stage,” said Dr. Robert J. Wottawa II, the district’s director of art and music. “Smiles and tears of joy
were shared among our students, teachers and community members as the music department took our breath away with each performance. We are so very proud ofall the students and teachers who shared their musicianship this spring season.”

“I couldn’t be more proud of both of my beginner and advanced orchestras,” said JFK Orchestra Director Jaime DeMaria. “They performed with energy, dynamics and – most importantly – heart. I am so honored to be their teacher and wish the fifth-graders all the best as they continue their musical journey to the middle school.”

“I am exceptionally proud of the performances of the seventh- and eighth-grade orchestra students,” said East Islip Middle School Orchestra Director Judith Fischer, whose students performed material ranging from Rimsky-Korsakoff to The Beatles. “I truly believe that their concerts were an outstanding example of the hard
work we do each and every day in class. Congratulations on a job well done.”

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