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SHS Student Selected for National Choir

Tenor Justin Bergson will perform at Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Syosset High School Justin Bergson has been selected as a member of the 2013 NAfME All-National Honor Choir sponsored by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

Justin will join more than 670 of the most musically talented high school students in the United States to perform at a gala concert on Oct. 30, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

These exceptional students will prepare remarkably challenging music that they will perform under the baton of four of the most prominent conductors in the United States:  Dr. Peter Boonshaft, Miriam Burns, Rollo Dilworth, and Rodney Whitaker.

"Justin is a unique blend of artistic prowess, unending drive and unconditional kindness for his peers and teachers alike," said Syosset High School Choral Director Kristin Howell. "He is a privilege and a gift to work with each day."

Bergson said was elated to be selected as a Tenor 1 in the All National Choir, calling it an honor.

“I am so grateful and appreciative to be a part of such a wonderful program with extremely talented artists," he said.

The NAfME All-National Honors Ensembles, consisting of a concert band, symphony orchestra, mixed chorus,  and jazz ensemble, are organized by members of the National Association for Music Education. 

The concert band and symphony orchestra will each have approximately 150 instrumentalists, the jazz ensemble will have 20 instrumentalists, and the mixed chorus will have approximately 350 vocalists. 

Eligible students have qualified for their state-level honor ensemble program and competed against top students for a spot in these national honor ensembles.
The 2013 NAfME All-National Honors Ensembles will perform for an audience of thousands on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in the Presidential Ballroom of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

For program and ticket information please visit  http://musiced.nafme.org/all-national-honorensembles/.


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