Cherokee Musicians Selected for All-South Jersey Region III Band and Orchestra

The Cherokee High School Instrumental Music Department directors and administration sponsored the participation of eighteen instrumental music students for the 75th Annual All-South Jersey Region III Band & Orchestra auditions on Saturday, December 9th, 2021.  The auditions took place at Absegami High School in Galloway, NJ from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  Cherokee’s Band Director, Mr. D. Michael Lynch will be participating as the rehearsal conductor of the SJBODA Wind Ensemble, and also as the Symphonic Band manager.
            The audition process starts long before the actual audition day.  Students, their directors, and their private instructors began studying the audition requirements for his/her specific instrument several months ahead of time.  The students spent countless hours learning, practicing, and perfecting each aspect of the audition.  Each student is required to perform all twelve major scales and/or selected percussive rudiments, a chromatic scale, two selected solo excerpts, and a challenging short piece that will be sight-read on the day of the audition.  In preparation of the audition, the students met with their directors and participated in mock auditions.  These mock auditions gave each student the opportunity to workout nerves by performing for their peers, and also an opportunity to share tactics, strategies, and past experiences with each auditioning participant.
            The Directors and music parents of the Cherokee Instrumental Music Department are very proud of each auditioning student.  Although not every student is accepted into a performing honors ensemble, the experienced gained throughout the audition process is guaranteed to provide heightened skills in musicianship and invaluable life lessons.  Thank you to all for the support shown toward these talented young musicians.  The audition results are listed below:

All South Jersey Wind Ensemble
Anton Smolyanyy - Bassoon; 2nd Chair
Breana Beharry - Eb Clarinet; 1st Chair
Javid Labenski - Trombone; 1st Chair

All South Jersey Symphonic Band - Red
Maya Zarcone - Bb Clarinet; 3rd Chair
Faith Anyzek - Bb Clarinet; 8th Chair
Lindsay Correll - French Horn; 1st Chair
Alexander Brown - Mallet Percussion; 1st Chair

All South Jersey Symphonic Band - Blue
Leah Kaup - Piccolo; 1st Chair
Nicole Lam - Oboe; 1st Chair
Maggie Barber - Bb Clarinet; 3rd Chair
Anna Cheng - Bb Clarinet; 8th Chair
Celeste Yeany - Trombone; 2nd Chair

All South Jersey Chamber Ensemble
Maya Zarcone - Clarinet Ensemble; 3rd Chair
Maggie Barber - Clarinet Ensemble; 4th Chair
Alexander Brown - Percussion Ensemble; 3rd Chair

All South Jersey Orchestra
Nicole Lam - Oboe; 2nd Chair
Anton Smolyanyy - Bassoon; 2nd Chair
Yat Wang - Cello; 4th Chair
Eric Lin - Cello 6th Chair

All South Jersey Symphony
Celeste Yeany - Trombone; 1st Chair
Cole Evans - Violin; 9th Chair
Sam Shapiro - Viola; 1st Chair

Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ Rowan University
String Ensemble @ 2:00 PM, Symphony @ 3:30 PM, Orchestra @ 5:00 PM
 
Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ Rowan University
Wind Ensemble @ 2:00 PM, Symphonic Band (Red) @ 3:30 PM, Symphonic Band (Blue) @ 5:00 PM
 
Tuesday, February 8th; 7:30 PM @ Penns Grove H.S.
Chamber Ensemble Concert
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