The Binghamton City School District's music program was well represented last weekend as the Broome County Music Educators Association's (BCMEA) annual festival kicked-off. Twenty-nine students from Binghamton were chosen to perform as top student-musicians in the County during the festival's opening weekend. Additionally, MacArthur & West Middle Orchestra teacher Laura Hine served as conductor for the BCMEA 5th & 6th Grade orchestra.
Students performed at the Binghamton University Anderson Center with peers from across Broome County. To earn a selection to the BCMEA festival, student-musicians had to audition on various music scales and excerpts. Congratulations to the following Binghamton Music students for their selection to the BCMEA Festival:
10-12 Band
Binghamton High School
Corey Agosto- tuba
Jason Banks- tenor saxophone *Seated Principal Tenor Saxophone
Jahmere McLaughlin- clarinet
Frances Miller- clarinet
Sienna Shorts- flute
7-9 Chorus
East Middle School
Talia Bagnetto- Alto
Mikylia Carr- Soprano
Amelia Caister-Rivera- Alto
Nadine Jordan- Alto
Hazel Nieves - Alto
Jevynai Rotart- Baritone
Ava Simmons - Alto
West Middle School
Henry Barnes- Baritone
Aliciana Ford- Soprano
Aurora Nath- Alto
Bevin Precopio- Soprano
Evelyn Rooney- Alto
Boyd Simpson- Baritone
Isabella Swingle- Soprano
Norah Thompson- Soprano
River VanDuyne- Baritone
Keira Williams- Alto
Binghamton High School
Lina Dunbar- Soprano
Durriyyah Forbes- Soprano
5-6 Orchestra
Jefferson Elementary
Benjamin Drum- viola *Seated Principal Violist
MacArthur Elementary
Micah Ortiz- Violin 1
David Secor- Violin 2
West Middle School
Daphne Ricks- Violin 1
Aiden Vincent- Double Bass
The Binghamton student-musicians who performed this weekend at BCMEA are under the direction of Jennifer Easley (BHS), Ruth Fisher (Jefferson), Laura Hine (MacArthur and West Middle), Christine Ryder (East and West Middle), and Joel Smales (Binghamton High School).