Long Beach Student Accepted into Prestigious Summer Music Program

Long Beach High School junior Alexandra Kapilian was accepted to the 2015 School of Orchestral Studies of the New York State Summer School of the Arts as a bassoonist.

She is among only 90 students from throughout the state admitted into this prestigious pre-professional music training program, and now has the opportunity to partake in master classes with highly-esteemed musicians.

Alexandra will study with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the country’s top string ensembles from July 26 through Aug. 22. The program will be held at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, where Alexandra will perform alongside other participants.

An All-State Symphonic Band member and five-time All-County musician, Alexandra is largely involved in Long Beach High School’s music programs. She serves as the historian of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and is one of four drum majors in the marching band. Alexandra has also performed in the pit orchestra for the school musical and is a member of the wind ensemble and jazz and show choir.

In addition to her musical talents, Alexandra is an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program candidate, co-founder and co-president of Mathletes, an award-winning science research student, and an interviewer on the high school’s “Morning Show” news broadcast.

Submitted by Long Beach Schools

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