On Saturday, November 19th, 38 Natick High School students traveled to Milton High School to audition for the MMEA 2023 Eastern District Festival, along with approximately 900 other students from Eastern Massachusetts. The following 22 students were accepted:

Orchestra:

• Ben Bourgery, Bassoon*

• Lauren Hymes, French Horn*

Concert Band:

• Michael Atkin, Trumpet*

• Erik Broberg, Trombone

• Preston Burt, Trombone*

• Ryan Carignan, French Horn

• Teagan Cunningham, Baritone Sax*

• Max Curtis, Trumpet*

• Izzy Eio, Flute

• Isaac Hoffman, Trumpet

• Josh Kang, Oboe

• Charles Liu, Clarinet

• Sage Nguyen, Trumpet*

• Michael Scorpa, Alto Saxophone

• Sarah Shentu, Flute*

• Ellie Stevens, Bassoon*

Chorus:

• Matteo Finnerty, Bass

• Chris Gagliardi, Tenor*

• JJ Gilbert, Tenor

• Anna Huynh, Alto*

• Bailey Knolton, Soprano

• Sammy Rennie, Alto 

Students with asterisks have been invited to audition for the Massachusetts all state festival in March, as well. That audition is in January.

We are proud of every student who auditioned, whether they were accepted or not. From experience, I can tell you that there is little in the human experience as nerve wracking as playing an audition, and 38 kids committed to that.

Please join me in congratulating those kids who rose to the top of Eastern District.