Sixteen Arundel Musicians to All-County Band

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Front row:

Matt Smith; Brendan Gillespy; Allie Lawrence; Namiko Randall; Madeline Beaudry; Bailey Streeter; Susannah Greenslit.

Back row:

Kennan Spencer; Brian Musliner; Gabriel Bobowski; John Loreg; Gregory Spencer; Riccardo Jefferson; Jacob Wright; Kenneth Bott ; Connor Skalitzky.

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Sixteen musicians from Arundel High School earned positions in the 2015-2016 Anne Arundel County Public School All-County high school concert band. The musicians are:

Seniors

Madeline Beaudry – trombone

Brian Musliner – clarinet

Gabriel Bobowski – alto sax

Gregory Spencer – trumpet

Riccardo Jefferson – clarinet

Juniors

Susannah Greenslit – French Horn

Kennan Spencer – percussion

Sophomores

Brendan Gillespy – trombone

John Loreg – baritone

Kenneth Bott – tenor sax

Freshmen

Matt Smith – trumpet

Allie Lawrence - flute

Namiko Randall - flute

Bailey Streeter – tuba

Jacob Wright – tenor sax

Connor Skalitzky - percussion

For Beaudry, Musliner and Gregory Spencer, the selection marks the fourth time each has earned a spot in the All-County concert band; the third time for Jefferson, Greenslit and Kennan Spencer and the second time for Gillespy.

First chair honors in their respective sections go to Jacob Wright, Madeline Beaudry, Riccardo Jefferson and Susannah Greenslit.

Arundel’s Instrumental Music Director, Ian Burns, was justifiably proud of the Arundel contingent; stating “it was evident all the students who had the honor of participating in the 2016 AACPS High School All County Band had an invaluable experience based on their phenomenal musical performance Saturday evening! The students clearly learned a great deal from the musicality and wisdom of their guest conductor, Mr. Melvin Miles, who brought his 40 years of experience as Director of Bands at Morgan State University.”

The concert was held on February 6 at Southern High School.