CENTRAL VALLEY — Students on the high school, middle school and elementary school levels recently represented the Monroe-Woodbury School District in the Orange County Music Educators Association (OCMEA) All-County festivals.
Students performed in the band, chorus and orchestra groups along with students representing other Orange County school districts.
The selection process was based on auditions, followed by practice sessions leading up to performances.
What follows are the elementary grade student musicians who represented the district. The musicians from the middle school will appear in next week’s Photo News, with the names of the high school musicians appearing in two weeks.
OCMEA Elementary All-County Band
Daniel Ansah, Trumpet
Rebecca Avla, Flute
Jillian Barry, Clarinet
Emily Belmont, Clarinet
Sydni Belnick, Flute
Maddy Bendix, Alto Sax
Sofia Bevacqua, French Horn
Stephanie Breen, Flute
Samantha Brodie, Flute
Kathleen Coyle, Flute
Tessa DeCeglie, Trumpet
Danielle Diaz, Euphonium
Francesca Donovan, Clarinet
Jamilyn Ebner, French Horn
John English, Trombone
Jason Fromowitz, Clarinet
Claire Galipeau, Alto Sax
Colleen Gilligan, Flute
Ethan Hala, French Horn
Zachary Kuwent, Euphonium
Amara Leitner, Oboe
Alex Liu, Trombone
James Mastropolo, Trumpet
Julia McHugh, Clarinet
Ethan Meyers, Clarinet
Andrew Pelcin, Trombone
Daniella Piazza, Clarinet
Bridget Quiroga, Trumpet
Ashok Sathiyamoorthy, Trombone
Cody Shapiro, Alto Sax
Ella Sussner, Alto Sax
Kayla Tauber, Trumpet
Lolita Zhepak, Clarinet
OCMEA Elementary All-County Chorus
Jordan Ader, Alto
Maya Balkissoon, Alto
Brady Bermingham, Soprano
Michael Brafi, Alto
Dana Campbell, Alto
James Dawson, Soprano
Katherine Deane, Soprano
Qiana Dogostiano, Soprano
Claire Donnelly, Alto
Matthew Dovico, Alto
Amelia Duffner, Alto
Kevin Duffy, Soprano
Arianna Eisner, Soprano
Kaitlin Flores, Alto
Georgina Gallotti, Soprano
Emily Kendrick, Alto
Samuel Kerneklian, Soprano
Jacqueline Lafayette, Alto
Nicholas Quyen Lai, Soprano
Ryan Lewis, Alto
Victoria Lopez, Soprano
Thomas Mancuso, Alto
Anne Mangatt, Soprano
Ryan McDonnell, Alto
Andrew Miller, Alto
Haley Munoz, Soprano
Hannah Nozkowski, Alto
Alessandra O’Day, Alto
Jenna Rowen-Delson, Soprano
Shaun Ryan, Soprano
Ava Simone, Soprano
OCMEA Elementary All-County Orchestra
Samuel Chang, Violin1
Colin Davidson, String Bass
Livia Davidson, Viola
Emma Filonow, Violin2
Andrew Grunes, Cello
Lauren Hazzard, String Bass
Max Hershkowitz, Violin2
Brooke Jacobsen, Cello
Varsha Jegan, Violin1
Kristen Jeppestol, Viola
Dominick Juliano, Violin1
Ella Katzman, Violin2
Allison Kim, Violin1
Mark Lee, Violin1
Alexis Leone, Viola
Anastasia Mamkin, Violin2
Michael Mazzucca, Violin2
Luke Milem, Viola
Alex Monastersky, Violin1
Lauren Morgante, Viola
Dylan Page, String Bass
Holly Paterno, Viola
Jacqueline Patino, Violin2
Stephanie Peng, Violin1
Peter Phelan, Cello
David Pomerantz, Violin2
Matthew Qu, Violin2
Shania Qu, Violin1
Aishwarya Rajendran, Viola
Faith Rini, Cello
Tina Schuh, Cello
Kathryn Scully, String Bass
Noah Sequeiros, Viola
Elicia Seward, Violin2
Michael Shapiro, Violin1
Jack Sheehy, Viola
Marisa Sikorsky, Violin2
Leah Smith, Violin2
Jaelyn Staiano, Violin1
Jordan Subocz, String Bass
Yoomin Sung, Violin1
Olivia Theokas, Violin1
Alexa Thomas, Cello
Maria Viola, Viola
Seraphina Wang, Violin1
Madeline Williams, Cello
Christopher Yarrington, String Bass
Takeshi Yasuda, Violin2