OMS String Orchestra Earns Top Honors

by Contributor | June 1, 2017 8:33 am

OSWEGO – On May 19, the Oswego Middle School String Orchestra traveled to perform and compete at the Darien Lake Music Festival competition at Six Flags Darien Lake.

The OMS string orchestra performed three pieces for an enthusiastic audience which included two judges.

The students pictured here were awarded the highest possible rating of ‘Superior with Distinction’ and were also awarded a plaque for taking first place among the other string orchestras performing.

The Oswego Middle School Orchestra was also given a trophy for ‘Grand Champions’, which was given because they received the highest score of any group at its performance site that day.

There was a total of 15 groups at the orchestra’s performance site, including friendly rivals Skaneateles Middle School Orchestra and East Aurora Middle School Orchestra.

The Oswego Middle School Orchestra’s score average was 98.9 out of 100.

After the performance, the students enjoyed a fun-filled day in the park culminating with the awards ceremony where they were presented with their first place plaque and their Grand Champions Trophy.

Director Ms. Debbie Mazurek, said she was “very proud of her students not only for their performance, but for representing Oswego with their excellent behavior, supportive character and teamwork. The goal is excellence on every level, and the Oswego Middle School String Orchestra students achieved that.”

OMS Orchestra students who performed at Darien Lake:

Kayla Barton
Jacob Bush
Mary Kate Cloonan
Sydney DeLapp
Nate Devinny
Ryan Familo
Kendra Garvey
Elizabeth Gosselin
Logan Isca
Zach Kinney-Steinberg
Ian Kohut
Ryleigh Lembeck
Astrid Livesey
Tommy May
Megan McCarey
Phi Nguyen
John O’Leary
Emily Pierce
Kailly Santos
Brooke Seinoski
Jacob Sledziona
Jack Tonkin
Brennan Tynan
Allison VanBrocklin
Lucas Warner
Kailsey Watts
Preston Wilkinson
Brenna Williams
Grace Wing
8th Grade:
Robbie Allen
Sonja Anderson
Thomas Back
Abigail Brancato
Jeremy Brown
Matt Caraccioli
Megan Cheeley
Matt Chubon
Olivia Day
Gretchen Dowd
Craig Dykas
Kyle Familo
Cassidy Gazda
David Harvey
Eve Hibbert
Audrey Hinman
Ethan Hunt
Sarah Jones
Sasha Loayza
John McGhee-Laracuente
Tyler May
Riley Michailidis
Connor Mulcahey
Avalon Photos
Caeden Ross
Kelli Rowley
Maddy Sailer
Ella Shambo
Sammy Terpening
Brian Zuber

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