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RE band students earn high marks at local music performance assessment
Thirty-five band students from Ransom Everglades participated in the Florida Bandmasters Association District 20 Solo/Ensemble Music Performance Assessment Nov. 1-2 at Westood Christian School in Miami. Under the direction of band directors Cathi Leibinger (middle school) and Jon Hamm (upper school), RE student-musicians performed in 32 events, earning 30 "superior" ratings and two "excellent" ratings.
District Music Performance Assessments (MPAs) are organized by the state component organizations of the Florida School Music Association. Adjudicators are trained music educators from throughout the state and provide evaluative feedback to music educators and their students on the co-curricular performances that are an extension of classroom instruction.
There is no ranking of performances and these events are not considered competitions. Music is graded Level 1 (easiest) through Level 6 (most difficult) and performances are rated as Superior (highest), Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor. High school students receiving a Superior rating on a grade 5 or higher solo qualify to participate in the state-level MPA.
There is no ranking of performances and these events are not considered competitions. Music is graded Level 1 (easiest) through Level 6 (most difficult) and performances are rated as Superior (highest), Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor. High school students receiving a Superior rating on a grade 5 or higher solo qualify to participate in the state-level MPA.
RANSOM EVERGLADES RESULTS
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Superior rating - solos
Grade 1
Aziza Apara ‘29, flute
Rafa Jayaram ‘30, trombone
Rafa Millares ‘30, euphonium
Billy Newton ‘30, alto sax
Gabe Revilla ‘30, trumpet
Spencer Vinocur ‘30, trombone
Alejandro Gonzalez ‘30, euphonium
Grade 2
Izaiah Afflick ‘29, euphonium
Daniel Coscarelli ‘29, alto sax
Beatrice Hill ‘29, horn
Beatrice Hill ‘29, snare drum
Dylan Kantesaria ‘29, clarinet
Alexis Mosse ‘29, euphonium
Matthew Pomeraniec ‘29, alto sax
Yifan Shen ‘30, alto sax
William Sterling ‘29, euphonium
Sophie Wang ‘29, flute
Owen Zhao ‘29, flute
Grade 3
Eitan Carrasco ‘29, tuba
Grade 4
Alex Lombard ‘29, flute
Superior rating - ensembles
Grade 2
Flute Trio: Alex Lombard ‘29, Aziza Apara ‘29, Sophie Wang ‘29
UPPER SCHOOL
Superior rating - solos
Grade 3
Sukhari Afflick ‘27, flute
Lucas Noblet ‘28, snare drum
Grade 4
Simone Carrasco ‘27, tenor sax
Roberto Erana ‘27, alto sax
Israel Garcia ‘28, flute
Excellent rating - solos
Grade 4
Hudson Kaplan ‘25, trombone
William Ramirez ‘27, bassoon
Superior rating - ensembles
Grade 2
Brass Quartet:
Isaac Zide ‘28, trumpet
Kyla Harris ‘28, trumpet
Annabelle Etra ‘28, French horn
Edwin Carr ‘26, trombone
Grade 3
Clarinet Duet: Lucas Chen ‘28, Avery Zubok ‘27
Grade 4
Flute Trio: Emi Awad ‘26, Sukhari Afflick ‘27, Israel Garcia ‘28
Alto Sax Trio: David Luan ‘25, Roberto Erana ‘27, Inti Yankelevich ‘28
Middle School
2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
Upper School
3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 460 8800
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.