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Stoughton Musicians from SHS, OMS Perform at Prestigious SEMSBA Honors Festival

Eleven music students - eight from the O'Donnell Middle School and three from Stoughton High School - recently participated in the 2013 Southeastern Massachusetts School Bandmasters Association Honors Festival.

The following is a press release from the Stoughton Public Schools Music Department:

Eleven music students from the O’Donnell Middle School and Stoughton High School recently participated in the 2013 Southeastern Massachusetts School Bandmasters Association Honors Festival. The festival was held at Rockland School on Saturday, May 4.

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Stoughton High School Freshman Connor Nye performed with the Honors Orchestra. Trumpeter Hannah Peterson and trombonist Adam Potter, also freshmen at SHS, performed with the Honors Concert Band.  

Eight O’Donnell Middle School musicians also participated in the SEMSBA Festival. 

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8th grade students Samantha Roane and Courtney Weiner, along with 7th grade students Isabel Solem, Tess Widberg and Alison Carter, performed with the Honors Treble Choir.

8th grade students Jon Podesta, alto saxophone; Vandy Bontemps, clarinet; and Stevens Bontemps, baritone saxophone, performed with the Honors Concert Band.

SEMSBA is music collaborative with 30 member schools in Southeastern Massachusetts. Students who are accepted to the Honors festival went through a comprehensive audition process before being invited to participate.


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