Fifty-one talented student-musicians from the Bethpage Union Free School District participated in the 2023 Nassau Music Educators Association All-County Music Festival from January 8-15. This year’s festival was held at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at Long Island University/C.W. Post and featured exceptional student-musicians from schools across Nassau County.
Each year, students are selected to attend the festival based on their performance at the New York State School Music Association Adjudication Festival. They also must be nominated by their music teachers.
In addition, ten Bethpage student-musicians were selected to attend the Long Island String Festival Association’s upcoming intermediate and secondary festivals. The Nassau Secondary Festival will be held February 3-5 at Uniondale High School and will feature students-musicians from Grades 9-12. The Nassau Intermediate Festival will be held March 3-5 at Uniondale High School and will include student-musicians from Grades 5-8. During both festivals, student-musicians from across Nassau County will participate in rehearsals and a culminating concert.
“I am so proud of all our selected performers and our district’s exceptional music staff,” said Director of Fine and Performing Arts Alyssa White. “Additionally, I would like to thank the Bethpage Board of Education, Central and Building Administrators for their ongoing support of our music program.”
Congratulations to the following All-County and LISFA student-musicians from Central Boulevard Elementary School, Charles Campagne Elementary School, Kramer Lane Elementary School, John F. Kennedy Middle School, and Bethpage High School:
Bethpage High School All-County Selections:
Julianna Botoska
Ashley Garnar
Ava Gianfrancesco
Hailey Hartmann
Benjamin Maciel-Seidman
Sasha Malayev
Ava Mirabelli
Payton Morgan
Nicholas Morgan
Svetlana Mughnetyan
Ryan O'Connell
Sahana Passaro
Katherine Sfeir
Miraj Shah
Bethpage High School LISFA Selections:
Svetlana Mughnetyan
Sasha Malayev
Katherine Sfeir
John F. Kennedy Middle School All-County Selections:
Matthew An
Hasya Bhatt
Evelyn Bourke
Max Fradella
Nicole Garnar
Saveet Gupte
Joshua Lee
Augustine Lin
Sadie Lyons
Charlie Majewski
Sophia Marullo
Brennan Muller
Angelina Radovic
Anthony Rapacki
Amanda Schneider
Giuliana Suppa
Blake Valente
Allyson Yalbuzdag
John F. Kennedy Middle School LISFA Selections:
Grace Cho
Augustine Lin
Blake Valente
Kramer Lane Elementary School All-County Selections:
Caoilinn Chianella
Zachary Kuang
Noelle Rivera
Annaleigh Stone
Kramer Lane Elementary School LISFA Selections:
Annaleigh Stone
Charles Campagne Elementary School All-County Selections:
Giuliana Bologna
Charlotte Cummo
Olivia Huang
Andres Iglesias
Molly O’Hara
Ava Park
Olivia Steiner
Eric Thaw
Charles Campagne Elementary School LISFA Selections:
Olivia Huang
Central Boulevard Elementary School All-County Selections:
Mia Cardenas
Sophia Fan
Elaina Gardikas
Jillian Healey
Anjali Nagi
Anabia Sheikh
Thehasa Sirisena
Aubrey Travers
Central Boulevard Elementary School LISFA Selections:
Sophia Fan
Thehasa Sirisena
