HHS and MMS Students Selected for Southeastern Massachusetts School Bandmasters Association Festivals
HULL — Superintendent Judith Kuehn, Hull High School Principal Michael Knybel and Memorial Middle School Principal Anthony Hrivnak are pleased to share that five students from the district have been accepted into the Southeastern Massachusetts School Bandmasters Association (SEMSBA) Festivals.
On Saturday, Feb. 3, eight students from Memorial Middle School and two students from Hull High School auditioned to be a part of the 2024 Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festivals, and five of those students were selected to participate.
For the audition, students were responsible for learning a challenging solo on their instrument or voice, and performing a number of musical scales from memory to a single judge/adjudicator.
Students received a numerical score based on their auditions and those who earned a high enough rating were invited to participate in the Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festivals.
The Hull students selected to participate in the Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festivals were:
2024 Junior Festival
Anibelle Chiba
Julia Effinger
Luisa Rizzo
Aislinn Connors-Duffy
2024 Senior Festival
Sophomore Victor Healey
Seventh-grade student Robin Timins, eighth-grade students Scarlett Arevalo, Colin English, and Patrick Lancaster, as well as high school junior Monica DelGuidice earned respectable scores for their auditions.
“I would like to congratulate each student who auditioned for the Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festivals,” said middle school music teacher Andrew St. George. “All of these brave, young musicians represented Hull well on the South Shore and should be very proud of their growth and accomplishments.”
“Our performing students in Hull have begun to make a comeback in the classroom and at festivals since COVID,” said Hull High School music teacher Ian Barkon. “We still have a long way to go to return the music program to its pre-COVID days. Continued support and motivation from our administrators and parents is essential to make that happen.”
The 2024 Junior SEMSBA Festival will be held on May 3-4 at Braintree High School,128 Town St.
The 2024 Senior SEMSBA Festival will be held on March 15-16 at Silver Lake Regional High School, 260 Pembroke St., in Kingston.
To learn more about the Junior and Senior SEMSBA Festivals, click here.