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Ken-Ton Musicians Chosen for Highly Competitive Fall Ensembles

The Ken-Ton music department is once again well represented, as several musicians across the district were chosen to be a part of various ensembles. Each musician chosen for each ensemble had to go through a highly-competitive audition process, and we couldn't be prouder to see so many Ken-Ton musicians representing our school district.
 
Congratulations to the following musicians for representing Ken-Ton and our incredible music department!

 

Buffalo State Honor Band

Kenmore East: Erik Betancourt, Michael Hunter, Hailey Insinna, Ellery Kraus, Samantha Roebuck, Elizabeth Starkweather, Joshua Strauss, Anthony Viola, Nolan Vitko, Tyler Vitko

Kenmore West: Maranda Ackendorf, Copeland Baker, Zach Collins, Zoe Lesika, Jacob Zimmerman

 

Buffalo State Honor Chorus

Kenmore East: Breanna Cupido, Sofia Gaglia, Rachele Henderson

Kenmore West: Shaw Freeman, Jacob Laud, Ella Roberts

 

Area All State Junior High at Akron High School

Concert Band: Kaitlyn Forpahl (KW)

Jazz Ensemble: Cooper Potts (KW), Torin Reed (KW)

Orchestra: Jamison Lenz (KW), Ava McCombs (KE), Joseph Riggie (KW), Angelina Welgoss (HMS)

Symphonic Orchestra: Khloe Kibby (HMS), Nathaniel Miller (KW), Jack O'Donnell (HMS), Evey Sciandra (KW)

Treble Choir: Quinn Blair-Heim (KW), Samantha Hashey (KW), Lily Ruot (KW), Morgan Tobin (KE)

Junior High Orchestra: Andrew Santoro - alternate (KE), Daniel Shirley - alternate (KW)

Choir: Phillip Roy - alternate (KE), Ryan Zimmerman - alternate (KW)

 

Area All State Senior High

Concert Band: Brian Dehima (KW), Ellery Kraus (KE), Quinn Lew (KW)

Jazz Ensemble: Maranda Ackendorf (KW), Copeland Baker (KW), Alistair Gianni (KW), Nolan Vitko (KE)

Mixed Chorus: Gianluca Collana (KE), Zachary Collins (KW), Shaw Freeman (KW), Jacob Laud (KW), Gabriella Pilat (KW), Josephine Sturmer (KW), Jacob Walter (KE)

Treble Choir: Abigail Holmes (KW), Zoe Lesika (KW), Heather Malkiewicz (KW), Sydney McHugh (KE), Ella Roberts (KW), Isabella Teter (KW) 

Jazz Ensemble: Tyler Vitko - alternate (KE)

 

Conference All State Music Festival

Mixed Chorus: Zachary Collins (KW), Jacob Walter (KE)

Treble Choir: Josephine Sturmer (KW)     

Jazz: Nolan Vitko (KE)   

 

Capitol University Honor Band

Concert Band: Maranda Ackendorf (KW), Alistair Gianni (KW), Ellery Kraus (KE), Hein Si Thu (KE), Elizabeth Starkweather (KE), Nolan Vitko (KE), Tyler Vitko (KE)

 

New York State Band Directors Association Honor Band

Middle School Honor Band: Kaitlyn Forpahl (KW), Khloe Kibby (HMS)

High School Honor Concert Band: Ellery Kraus (KE), Quinn Lew (KW)

High School Honor Jazz Band: Copeland Baker (KW)

High School Honor Jazz Band: Alistair Gianni - alternate (KW)

 

Honors Performance Series Carnegie Hall

Mixed Chorus: Sydney McHugh (KE)