Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSD
Our Mission: Providing our students with the supports, tools, and diverse opportunities needed to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world
- Kenmore Town of Tonawanda UFSD
- Ken-Ton Music Department
Ken-Ton Music Department
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As certified music educators, we are firmly committed to providing children with knowledge of music and its elements, ensuring life-long skills for active participation in the arts, and developing abilities to understand and appreciate music.
News & Headlines
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Ken-Ton Musicians Chosen for Highly Competitive Fall Ensembles
The Ken-Ton music department is once again well represented at the state-wide level, as several musicians from Kenmore East, Kenmore West, and Hoover Middle were chosen to be a part of highly-competitive ensembles.
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Aguglia Named Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Inductee
Longtime Kenmore East band director Phil Aguglia has been named one of several inductees into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame as a 2024 inductee.
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Annual "Y'all Come" Rehearsal Set for August 9th
The annual "Y'all Come" rehearsal returns for another summer! The event, which brings together musicians from all generations, takes place August 9th at 6 p.m. at Kenmore West High School.
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Ken-Ton Earns 'Best Community for Music Education' for 14th Year
For the 14th year in a row, the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District has been designated as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Foundation.
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Ken East Grad Wins Principal Bassoon Job with Charlotte Symphony
Former Kenmore East musician A.J. Neubert recently won the Principal Basson job with the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina, one of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States.
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Kenmore East Musicians Travel to Nashville for Spring Recess
Nearly 90 band and orchestra students, chaperones, and teachers spent their Spring Recess in Nashville, Tennessee. They performed, grew musically, and took in the local culture.
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Kenmore East Grad Receives RIT Scholar Award
Kenmore East graduate Rachel Hamilton, Class of 2019, was recently honored with the Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Kenmore East Cellist Plays in NYC with Honors Performance Series
Kenmore East senior Anna Weinert received an incredible opportunity to showcase her musical talent, playing as a cellist in the Carnegie Hall Honors Performance Series String Orchestra in New York City.
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Kenmore East & West to Take Part in Jazz Festival
Kenmore East & West students will perform in the Winter Youth Jazz Festival on Saturday, January 27th. A total of 9 bands will be performing including the Kenmore East Big Bulldog Band and Kenmore West's Blue Devil Big Band.
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Ken-Ton Music Teacher Named Chorus Master
Patrick Towey, a music teacher at both Kenmore East and Kenmore West, has been chosen as chorus master for Buffalo Opera Unlimited's upcoming production of "La Bohème".