Coventry High School And Middle School Students Selected To Participate In Audition-Only Music Festivals.

Eleven students from and 9 from were recently selected to take part in the RI Music Educators Association Junior and Senior Division All state festivals.

Students in grades seven through 12 from across the state auditioned on Nov. 20 at Moses Brown School for a chance to participate in the festivals.

Here are the Coventry High School students:

Student Name

Instrument or Voice Part

Division Placement

Grade

Connor Briden

Baritone Horn - Band

Senior

11

Rebecca Chase

Flute - Band

Senior

11

Elizabeth Daley

Oboe – Symphonic Band

Junior

9

Emily Gallagher

Flute - Symphonic Band

Junior

9

Matthew Westefeld

Trombone – Orchestra

Senior

12

Matthew Westefeld

Trombone – Jazz Ensemble

Senior

12

Vincent Zannella

Trombone – Symphonic Band

Junior

9

Andrew Gribbin

Vocal – Bass

Senior

12

Megan Lynch

Vocal – Soprano

Junior

9

Viana Newton

Vocal – Alto

Senior

9

Megan Palmer

Vocal - Alto

Junior

9

Soliel River

Vocal – Alto

Senior

12

The Feinstein Middle School students are:

Student Name

Instrument Or Voice Part

Division Placement

Grade

John Palmer

Trumpet - Band

Junior

7

Megan Westefeld

Trombone - Band

Junior

8

Rocky Starks

Tuba – Band

Junior

8

Kevin Sutylar

Trumpet- Symphonic Band

Junior

8

Leanne Geer

Soprano – Treble Chorus

Junior

8

Makayla Kotkofski

Soprano – Treble Chorus

Junior

7

Lillian Brietske

Soprano – Treble Chorus

Junior

7

Chelsea Shea

Alto - Mixed Chorus

Junior

8

Alto - Mixed Chorus

Junior

8

Each student was asked to prepare selected scales and pieces of music to perform for a judge and were also required to sight-sing music. "Many students stayed after school to practice or worked with private teachers," said Feinstein Middle School music teacher, Kristen. St. Sauveur.

Students that auditioned for the Junior Division vocal groups were asked to sing "America" (My Country 'Tis of Thee) in the appropriate key (Soprano - F Major, Alto - D Major, Tenor - G Major and Baritone - D Major.) Depending on what instrument the student played, the Junior Division instrumental groups required assigned selections, scales, and improvisation for the auditions.

Musicians who auditioned for the Senior Division vocal groups were required to sing "Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite" by Handel and "Daemon Irrepit Callidus" by Gyorgy Orban. Instrumental students auditioning for the Senior Division had to perform memorized and chromatic scales along with improvisational and assigned pieces.

The selected students will attend several rehearsals, including a Friday and Saturday in March to prepare for the All-State chorus, orchestra and band concerts all being held on Sun. March 20 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence.