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Fine Arts News (cont.)
Symphonic Band Ratings at OMEA
Padua’s Symphonic Band participated at the OMEA (Ohio Music Education Association) District Band Adjudicated Event at Westlake High School on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The nearly 60-member ensemble received a Superior Rating (I) in both the prepared concert performance and the sight-reading performance.
OMEA defines a superior rating as, “An outstanding performance with very few technical errors and exemplifying a truly musical expression. This rating should be reserved for the truly outstanding performance.”
Padua’s Symphonic Band has earned seven superiors in the past 11 years under the direction of Mr. Mark Wozniak’s ’97. The other four years they earned a rating of Excellent (II).
Class of 2019
Fine Arts Award Winners
Nicole Zimmerli ’19
United States Marine Corps “Semper Fidelis” Music Award & Tri-M Music Honors Society Exemplary Service Award
Andrew Natran ’19
Performing Arts Department Award & John Philip Sousa Band Award
Greg Paparizos ’19
Wayne F. Miller Musicianship Award
Dominic Roschival ’19
Instrumental Music Department Award & National Orchestra Award
Jake Szaniszlo ’19
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award