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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.

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
 
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Middle School

2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 250 6850

Upper School

3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 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.