Spencerport music students chosen for all-county performers

Spencerport music students
chosen for all-county performers

March is "Music in Our Schools Month" and this year a record number - 89 - Spencerport musicians will perform in festivals organized by the Monroe County School Music Association. This year's Music in Our Schools Month motto is "Music Touches Lives."

Representing Spencerport High School at the All County Jazz Festival in the Vocal Jazz Group are sopranos Brittany Walker and Trisha Cockey, altos Kim Bodhorn and Libby Vujanovich, tenors Michael Steves, Andrew White, Kyle Cocina and Teke Cocina and basses Russell Allen, Kevin Sochia and Stephen Wood. Alex Rodriquez will be performing in the Jazz Band. Spencerport High School's Performing Arts Center will host this festival March 3 through 4.

On March 10, high school students travel to the Eastman Theatre for the Senior High All County Music festival. Spencerport band members selected to perform include Danielle Sauers, Christina Dinella, Dave Stoffel, Michelle Gerringer, Sara Hillman, Tracy Newton and Josh Frisch. Brittany Walker, Katie Unger, Kim Bodhorn, Libby Vujanovich, Emily Coleman, Andrew White, Teke Cocina, Michael Steves, Kevin Sochia and Steve Wood will perform as members of the Sr. High All County Chorus. Rehearsal is March 9 at Wheatland-Chili.

This year's Junior High Festival is at Greece Athena, March 16 through 17. Band members Katie Lowe, Tierney McLean, Derek Spath, Jacob Strohm and Matt Sokolowski represent Spencerport. Women's Chorus members include Spencerport students Christie Wolf, Sarah Bowman, Kayla Gaylord, Madeline Basil, Ryley Polcyn, Sarah Scarpulla, Katy Osborn, Michelle Phillips, Allison MacKenzie, Alexis Senft, Rachel Least, Melissa DiFrancesco, Nicole Cursio, Hannah Pawley and Alyssa Stratton. Elena Robillard, Elizabeth VerSteeg, Autumn Joseph, Amanda Lauricella, Janine Tomaselli, Gabrielle Castania, Cory Forsyth and Zander Cloete will perform as members of the Mixed Chorus.

The Elementary festival is March 23 through 24 at Brockport and features Spencerport singers Brandon Jermyn, Emily MacGilvray, Sara Park, Erik Turnquist, Katherine Wolf, Megan Cannan, Brynn Veila, Kaitlin Zarpentine, Alez Castellano, Jacqueline Allen, Meghan Maier, Jessica Esten, Casandra Battisti, Taralyn Forsyth, Kelly Hogan, Jessica Leonard, Marisa Schroeder, Savannah Contestabile, Alexandra Thomas, Rebekah White, Cori Barnard, Danielle Montecalvo, Allison Havens, Samantha Chapin, Monica Hope and Juliana Cole in the Chorus.

The Elementary Band includes young Spencerport musicians Samuel Vespone, Matthew Miller, Alissa White, Tommy Coletta and Mark Grassi. Evan Strohm will perform as part of the Elementary Orchestra.