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The Washingtonville High School music department welcomed families, friends and community members to the high school auditorium on Tuesday evening for its annual Spring Band Concert, featuring performances by the Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band, Select Ensemble and Wind Ensemble.
The evening also included awards recognizing most improved and outstanding musicians, along with a special composition award honoring students beginning to explore the world of music composition. Members of the Class of 2026 were also recognized for the lasting impact they have made on the program throughout their years at Washingtonville.
The concert concluded with student composer Owen Leonard conducting the Wind Ensemble in his own arrangement of music from the Broadway musical Wicked, featuring parts carefully written for more than 30 different instruments.
Check out highlights from the concert in our full photo gallery!
Most Improved Musicians: Michael Baeza, Ryan Belcher, Ace Boothe, Megan Bushey, Jake Campoverde, Evan Chan, Christopher DiFrancesca, Tiernan Dookhie, Robert Dziedzic Jr., Nigel Fianko-Ayeh, Angelina Figueroa, Charles Finnerty, Justin Gonzales, Maryann Gurr, Ethan Henry, Matthew Hewitt, Thomas Hutchison, Bill Hwang, Jenai Johnson, Gavin Kilcoyne, Nyla Nyamekye, Joshua Ruiz, Matthew Tarace, Irelynn Troast, Talasia Watson and Haley Zummo.
Outstanding Musicians: Eli Adams, Aditya Banavara, Serena Beazer, Giovanni Berchielli, Cynthia Brienza, Amelia Broge, Eleanor Broge, Isabel Burgos, Angelina Colon, Juliana Cosentino, Julian Flores, Avery Flynn, Camryn Flynn, Michael Ghabious, Katherine Gillman, Helen Gillman, Elizabeth Gillman, Maryann Gurr, Andrew Joseph, John Kosowicz, Nicole Kysylytsya, Hailey Malcolm, Sean Matovic, Andrew McCauley, Kathryn McKinney, Siobhan Morrison, Nailani Neira, Leah Noh, Rubby Paling, Daniela Polowin, Stella Ramm, Fiona Shea, Katie Sullivan, Amiya Tavarez, Jamia Taylor, Kendyl Thornton and Sophia Viernes.
Composition Awards: Giovanni Berchielli, Izaiah Diaz, Owen Leonard, Andrew McCauley and Paul Rivers-McBean.