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Upper School Band Sends Twenty to State
Jon Hamm, Upper School Band Director
On Friday, March 21st, twenty Upper School bandsmen traveled to Seminole High School in Central
Florida to perform in the Florida Bandmaster’s Association State Solo, Ensemble, and Jazz Band
Festival. Overall the students earned fifteen Superior Medals. The Jazz Ensemble made its third
consecutive trip to States and earned Excellent ratings from the three adjudicators. The RE Combo made its
fifth consecutive appearance and earned its fifth consecutive Superior rating. Vicky Liao provided masterful
musical leadership and piano accompaniment.
RE Combo: Daniel Calkins ’15, Felipe Lamar ’15, C.J. Mariani’15, Kevin Hoffer Hawlik ’15, Superior
Dimitri Godur ’16, Gavin Sitkoff-Vuong ’14, Harrison Kaplan ’15- grade V
RE Sax Quartet: Felipe Lamar ’15, Joon Kim ’17, C.J. Mariani ’15, Miguel Lamar ’17- grade V Superior
Daniel Calkins ’15, trumpet solo- grade VI Superior with Distinction
Joon Kim ’17, alto sax solo- grade V Superior
Jordan Mishael ’17, alto sax solo- grade V Excellent
C. J. Mariani ’15, tenor sax solo- grade V Superior
Miguel Lamar ’17, baritone sax solo- grade V Superior
Kevin Hoffer-Hawlik ’15- piano solo- grade VII Comments Only
Dimitri Godur ’16, snare drum solo- grade V Excellent
Gavin Sitkoff-Vuong ’14, marimba solo- grade V Excellent
RE Jazz Ensemble: Felipe Lamar ’15, Joon Kim ’17, C.J. Mariani ’15, Miguel Lamar ’17, Excellent
Chris Carlos ’17, Jordan Mishael ’17, Daniel Calkins ’15, Alec Allmon ’15, Ryan Morelejo ’16,
Guillermo Wenrich ’17, Andres Arango ’16, Justin Cartwright ’17, Henry Ehlebracht ’15,
Kennet Mendez ’15, Kevin Hoffer-Hawlik ’15, Alex Fuster ’16, Rafael Jimenez ’17,
Gavin Sitkoff-Vuong ’14, Dimitri Godur ’16, Harrison Kaplan ’15
Campus News
Kevin Hoffer-Hawlik ‘15, Ryan Moralejo ‘16, Kennet Mendez ‘15, Alec Allmon ‘15, Henry Ehlebracht ‘15, Miguel Lamar ‘17, Jordan Mishaeil
‘17, Justin Cartwright ‘17, C.J. Mariani ‘15, Guillermo Wenrich ‘17, Joon Kim ‘17, Chris Carlos ‘17, Harrison Kaplan ‘15, Daniel Calkins
‘15, Andres Arango ‘16, Dimitri Godur ‘16, Rafi Jimenez ‘17, and Alex Fuster ‘16