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Message from the President

 

GUITAR – AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE

 

The Westfield Guitar Ensembles traveled to New York, NY in March to participate in the Performing Arts Consultants National Freedom Festival.  The students performed at the  Staten  Island Community  College before a panel of adjudicators. The Bulldog Classical Guitar Ensemble received a Gold  rating from the judges and  was  awarded a first place trophy, the Steel String Guitar Ensemble earned a Silver rating and were awarded a first place trophy, and the Bulldog Jazz Guitars received a Gold rating and a first place trophy and were awarded the festival Grand Champion trophy for Instrumentals.

 

Congratulations to our outstanding musicians! 

 

Jazz Group

 

  • Bulldog Ensemble:
    • Iliana Fernandez
    • Mary Hatfield
    • Brendan English
    • Ryan Selove
    • Evan O’Gorman
    • Nick Rocha
    • David Bae
    • Yu Ri Choi,
    • Mason Iaconangelo
    • Jimmy Pil Chin
    • Si Young Jung
    • Zack Stickles
    • Gregoria Rosa-Distefano
    • Steven Merz 

 

  • Jazz Guitars:
    • Iliana Fernandez
    • Gregoria Rosa-Distefano
    • Brendan English
    • Will Fruchterman
    • Mason Iacanangelo
    • Ryan Selove
    • Evan O’Gorman
    • Spencer Duggan

 

 

While in New York our students hopped on the Circle Line ferry at Battery Park to get a close up look at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. A visit to Ground Zero and St. Paul’s Cathedral was a real life reminder of the sad day in history that happened right in their own lifetime. Students were awed by the night time view from the top of the Empire State Building (“the most amazing view I have ever seen”), and Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Finally, our students were treated to an awards ceremony, dinner and entertainment at Medieval Times Restaurant before heading back to Virginia to enjoy the rest of their spring break.

 

The WHS guitar students did an outstanding job representing our school!

 

WESTFIELD TO HOST MID-ATLANTIC GUITAR ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL

For the second year in a row Westfield High School will host the Mid-Atlantic Guitar Ensemble Festival on Saturday, April 26 in the Auditorium. Musicians from Fairfax County Public Schools will perform before a panel of expert guitar clinicians. The clinicians spend time with each group to offer constructive criticism about their performances.

 

The Westfield Jazz Guitar Ensemble will perform at 8:35 a.m. and the Bulldog Guitar Ensemble will perform at 2:55 p.m. There will be a mid-day concert at 12:40 featuring classical guitarist National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Michael Chapdelaine

 

In addition to the performances, students will have the opportunity to attend workshops in flamenco, jazz/fusion, guitar maintenance, The Healthy Guitarist: Integrating technique, health and body awareness, and "What You Need to Know To Be a Professional Guitarist". Representatives from George Mason University, James Madison University and Radford University will be in attendance as will vendors Kirkpatrick Guitar Studios and Melodee Music

 

   For more information about the guitar program, please visit our web site, contact the director, Ken Hall at Kenneth.hall@fcps.edu , or myself at: president@westfieldguitar.org

 

Kym Sunday

President, Westfield Guitar Boosters