15 Student Musicians Advance to Regional Ensembles

(above) After a tough audition that included scales, an advanced solo, and sight reading, 15 Westfield Intermediate students are honored to be selected for the CJMEA regional ensembles.

Westfield Student Musicians Selected to CJMEA

Westfield Public Schools

Fifteen student musicians from Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools have been selected to perform with the Central Jersey Music Educators Association (CJMEA) Region Band and Orchestra. “These prestigious groups feature the top young musicians from all over Central Jersey,” says Edison band director John Scozzaro who, with EIS orchestra director Amanda Gant, RIS band director James Doyle, and RIS orchestra director Brice Freeman, helped students prepare for the auditions. “The students had to learn an advanced solo, perform scales, and sight read a piece of music during their audition.” 

Westfield students selected to perform in the CJMEA Region Band are:
Christian Buonopane: 8th Grade, French Horn
Liliana Lincoln: 8th Grade, Clarinet
Grace Matus: 8th Grade, Clarinet
Chase Willard: 8th Grade, Percussion
Jonathan Eckert: 7th Grade, Clarinet
Alex Giangone: 7th Grade, Tuba
Jacqueline Mohan: 7th Grade, French Horn
Ajay Bastianpillai: 6th Grade, Trumpet
Benjamin Park: 6th Grade, Clarinet
Serena Shih: 6th Grade, Flute  

Westfield students selected to perform in the CJMEA Region Orchestra are:
Madeline Yong: 8th Grade, Violin
Mai Kim: 7th Grade, Violin

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