2012-13 All-State Honors

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HS West

For a fourth year in a row, the Half Hollow Hills music department proudly boasts a record number students accepted in the NYSSMA All-State Honors program, one of the highest in New York State! These students were selected from a rigorous audition process in which they each had to receive a perfect or nearly perfect score on a piece of solo literature, performed for a certified NYSSMA adjudicator. Students chosen for an All-State ensemble have the chance to perform at the renowned Eastman Theater in Rochester, NY. Congratulations to the following students:

2012 All-County Vocal Jazz Honors 

HS East

HS West

Half Hollow Hills is proud to have nine students selected to perform with this year's All-County Vocal Jazz Ensemble.  These students will perform in concert with the best jazz vocalists in Suffolk County at the annual SCMEA Jazz Day Festival at Sayville High School on February 2, 2013.  Congratulations to High School East students; Jennifer Bender, Sophia Pavlatos and Veronica Fox and to High School West students; Briana Williams, Jenna Giammalvo, Lauren Toscano, Jennie Jung, Jason Zelamsky and Daniel Rudin.  Our music department here in Half Hollow Hills is quite proud of their talents and accomplishments!

2012 All-County Honors

HS East

HS West

The Half Hollow Hills Music Department is proud to have 39 students selected for this year's NYSCAME/SCMEA All-County High School Music Festival.  These 11th and 12th graders will be performing in concert at the Northport High School on Friday, November 16th at 8:00 PM.  Congratulations to all these fine young muscians!  (Pictured above)

Choir Champions

The West Hollow MS Concert Choir, under the direction of Ms. Colleen Regan, recently performed for adjudication at the 2012 "Music in the Parks" Festival at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Goves, New Jersey.  They received a "Superior" rating, placed first in their division and placed first overall in all choirs for that day.  Their score was the highest of all Junior High/Middle School choirs of the season and third highest of all choirs including high school!  In addition, Isabella Sofroniou (grade 8) was awarded best vocal solo of the day.  The Half Hollow Hills Music Department and Community are all very proud of this amazing accomplishment!  Kudos to the West Hollow Concert Choir!

PTA Reflections Winner

High School West is proud to announce that 12th grader, Louis Pino, was a 2012 New York State PTA Reflections "Award of Merit" winner for musical composition in the senior division.  Louis's piece entitled, "Night Man," was one of five "Award of Merit" winners at the national level!  Louis studies music at the Juilliard Pre-College Division program and has been inspired by performing as a percussionist in Mr. Foti's high school band.  Pictured above is Louis and Mr. Christopher Foti.  Congratulations, Louis!

All-County Jazz Students 2011-12

The Half Hollow Hills Music Department is proud to have ten students accepted to this year’s SCMEA All-County Jazz Ensembles.  Acceptance into these ensembles is based upon a rigorous audition process including jazz improvisational abilities and style.  The students will be performing in concert at the Sayville High School on February 11^th as part of SCMEA’s Jazz Day festivities and in Albany on March 6^thfor our legislators as part of “SCMEA Day in Albany”.  We are all quite proud of them and their accomplishments.  Congratulations to the following students who are pictured above:

Note: Also pictured with the instrumental jazz students is their band teacher, Mr. Belanich.

All-Eastern Honors 2011

The Half Hollow Hills music department was proud to have had 5 students selected for last year's MENC All-Eastern Honors program, selected from the NYSSMA All-State program.  These students represented New York State in 2011 All-Eastern Honors Ensembles, performing at the Carl Murphy Performing Arts Center of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.   Congratulations to the following students who are pictured above: