30 Chelmsford Student Musicians to Perform for the 2020 Massachusetts Music Educators Association Northeast District Junior Music Festival
This year, many of Chelmsford’s band, chorus, and orchestra students have worked diligently with their ensemble and private lesson teachers to prepare for state-level music events, including the MMEA’s Northeast District Junior District Festival. The talent and drive of these students is consistently demonstrated through the sheer numbers of students who are accepted each year, and this year has produced another crop of successful auditions!
After auditions of approximately 1,000 students from more than 95 public and private schools held on February 1, students from grades seven through nine were selected to participate in the prestigious Massachusetts Music Educators Association Northeastern Junior District Festival. The program is offered by the MMEA as an enrichment opportunity providing a musical experience to dedicated young musicians. The students were selected to perform in the Junior District Concert Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Girls Chorus, and Boys Chorus. They will rehearse with guest conductors and then perform in a concert to be held at Galvin Middle School in Wakefield, MA on March 28.
This year, 30 students from Chelmsford High School, McCarthy Middle School and Parker Middle School in Chelmsford have been selected to participate in the MMEA Northeast Junior District Festival!
Students Representing the Chelmsford Public Schools in the MMEA Junior District Festivals will be:
Sarah Buliszak, CHS Band^
Robert Cunningham, CHS Band
Kenneth Damon, CHS Band+
Jack Dorsey, CHS Band*+
Jamie Garber, CHS Band
Brian Miller, CHS Band
Rachel O’Brien, CHS Band
Bennett Prees, CHS Band
Sarah Roch, CHS Band
Hope Zhao, CHS Band
Cailin Deutschmann, McCarthy Chorus
Marcus Larkin, McCarthy Band
Carter Lindberg, McCarthy Band
Christina Miller, McCarthy Band
Zeba Mohid, McCarthy Chorus
Lindsay Monke, McCarthy Chorus
Joshua Moore, McCarthy Band
Jack Tallent, McCarthy Band
Amanda Wang, McCarthy Band+
Elija Colbert, Parker Chorus
Jessica Jerusal, Parker Chorus
Cynthia Lu, Parker Orchestra
Shreya Madhu, Parker Chorus
Norah Nolan, Parker Chorus
Kyle Pinto, Parker Band
Alessia Rosa, Parker Chorus
Ryan Spooner, Parker Band
Kaylee Thompson, Parker Chorus
Isabella Travers, Parker Chorus
Keya Upadhyay, Parker Band
*Denotes Junior District Jazz Band
+ Denotes First Chair Position
^Denotes Band Student Selected for Junior District Symphony Orchestra
The middle and high school ensemble directors work diligently to facilitate their students’ auditions and develop their musical skills and knowledge. These directors are:
Amanda Roeder, CHS Chorus
Jodi Richardson, McCarthy Chorus
Susan Slocum, McCarthy Orchestra
Eric Linsner, Parker Band
Lisa Tiano, Parker Orchestra
Special thanks to Chelmsford Friends of Music; this organization generously covers registration fees of students participating in the Junior District Festival.
For more information, please contact Christina Whittlesey, Fine and Performing Arts Department Coordinator, at whittleseyc@chelmsford.k12.ma.us.