Long Beach Students to Perform in All-State Ensembles

Submitted by Long Beach School District

High School students Victoria Epstein, Alexandra Kapilian, Jonathan Kapilian, Maegan Miciotta, and Max Tunney have been selected as All-State musical ensemble participants. They are represented in all the different areas of performance: Band, Chorus, and Orchestra. The talented groups will be featured at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference, to be held in Rochester from December 4-7.

Victoria, a senior, was chosen to play violin in the All-State Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society and Model Congress. Victoria has participated in All County five times, Long Island Strings Festival three times, and the high school’s Pit Orchestra twice.

Alexandra is a junior and will play bassoon in the All-State Symphonic Band. She is a National Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society member and also participates in Model Congress, Musical Production and Drama Production, Pit Orchestra, and Jazz and Show Choir, as well as the high school’s broadcast show, “The Morning Show.” Alexandra is a four-time All-County
participant and currently serves as a Drum Major for the high school’s Marching Band.

Jonathan Kapilian, also a junior, is a jazz tenor voice and tenor-I vocalist selected to the All-State Mixed Chorus. He is a National Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society member and participates in the school’s Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra, and Jazz and Show Choir. He is a five-time All-County
participant and participated in the Long Island String
Festival twice. Jonathan is also a science research student who has earned award recognition for his work.

Maegan Miciotta, a senior, is an alto 1 vocalist and will perform in the All-State Mixed Chorus. She is a six-time All-County participant and is also plays in the Jazz and Show Choir. Maegan is a member of the National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, and Model Congress, and is also involved in Musical Production and Drama Production.

Max Tunney is a junior and will participate in the All-State Mixed Chorus as a Jazz Bass Voice, Vocal Jazz, and Bass I vocalist. A six-time All-County musician, he is part of the high school’s Jazz and Show Choir. Max is also member of the National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, and Art Honor Society, and is additionally involved in “The Morning Show,” Pallet Club, Musical Production and Drama Production, and the Fragments literary magazine.

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