Santa Fe Public Schools Band, Choir, Guitar and String Orchestra Students Receive Recognition

Santa Fe Public Schools Band, Choir, Guitar and String Orchestra Students Receive Recognition in the North Central New Mexico Educator’s Association Performance Assessment

By Santa Fe Public Schools

Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Public Schools’ Band, Choir, Guitar, and String Orchestra ensembles recently performed in NM Music Educators’ Association Music Performance Assessment. SFPS proudly acknowledges music directors and their students, representing ensembles from every SFPS K-8, middle school, and both large high schools. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Veronica C. Garcia exclaimed, “I congratulate all of our music students and educators. Their excellence is a testament to their hard work and dedication.” Groups earning a “superior” or “excellent” in prepared performances qualify for the New Mexico Activities Association State Band, Choir, or Orchestra Contest. Performances are the culmination of months of preparation and are in themselves an admirable accomplishment for students. According to Leanne DeVane, Music Education Coordinator, “Music Performance Assessment embodies the intensive study in musical skill development, music academics and music literacy, and the ability to render musical performances in an artistic manner.”

Groups Receiving “Superior” and “Excellent” for Prepared Performances:

• Aspen Community School Advanced Band – Excellent
• Aspen Community School Beginning Band – Superior
• Capital High School Jaguar Choir – Excellent
• Capital High School Symphonic Band – Excellent
• Capshaw Middle School Advanced Band – Excellent
• Capshaw Middle School Concert Choir – Excellent
• Capshaw Middle School Guitar Ensemble – Superior
• El Camino Real Academy Orchestra – Excellent
• El Dorado Advanced Band – Superior
• El Dorado Advanced Orchestra – Superior
• El Dorado Beginning Band – Superior
• El Dorado Beginning Orchestra – Excellent
• El Dorado Concert Choir – Superior
• El Dorado Treble Choir – Superior
• Gonzales Symphonic Orchestra – Excellent
• Mandela International Magnet School Orchestra – Excellent
• Ortiz Middle School 6th Grade Beginning Guitar – Superior
• Ortiz Middle School 6th Grade Beginning Orchestra – Excellent
• Ortiz Middle School 7th Grade Beginning Guitar – Superior
• Ortiz Middle School Advanced Guitar – Superior
• Ortiz Middle School Intermediate Guitar – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Advanced Orchestra – Excellent
• Santa Fe High School Advanced Women’s Choir – Excellent
• Santa Fe High School Beginning Guitar I – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Beginning Guitar II – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Beginning Men’s Choir – Excellent
• Santa Fe High School Beginning Women’s Choir – Excellent
• Santa Fe High School Demon Pride Wind Ensemble – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Intermediate Guitar – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Mixed Choir – Superior

Groups Receiving Superior and Excellent in Sight Reading:

• Aspen Community School Advanced Band – Excellent
• Capital High School Jaguar Choir – Excellent
• Capital High School Orchestra I – Excellent
• Capital High School Symphonic Band – Excellent
• El Camino Real Academy Orchestra – Superior
• El Dorado Advanced Band – Superior
• El Dorado Advanced Orchestra – Superior
• El Dorado Beginning Band – Superior
• El Dorado Concert Choir – Superior
• El Dorado Treble Choir – Superior
• Mandela International Magnet School Orchestra – Superior
• Ortiz Middle School Beginner Choir – Excellent
• Ortiz Middle School Hornet Choir – Excellent
• Ortiz Middle School Intermediate/Advanced Orchestra – Excellent
• Santa Fe High School Advanced Orchestra – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Advanced Women’s Choir – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Beginning Men’s Choir – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Beginning Women’s Choir – Excellent
• Santa Fe High School Choral Prodigy – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Demon Pride Wind Ensemble – Superior
• Santa Fe High School Intermediate Orchestra – Excellent
• Santa Fe High School Mixed Choir – Superior

Congratulations for Participation:

• Aspen Community School Beginning Orchestra
• Aspen Community Magnet School Choir
• Capital High School Jaguar Unisingers
• Capital High School Orchestra II
• Capshaw Middle School Beginning Orchestra
• Capshaw Middle School Intermediate Orchestra
• Capshaw Middle School Singers
• DeVargas Middle School Conqueror Concert Band
• El Camino Real Academy Choir
• El Camino Real Academy Concert Band
• El Camino Real Academy Symphonic Band
• Gonzales Community School Beginning Band
• Gonzales Community School Choir
• Gonzales Community School Orchestra
• Nava Elementary Sixth Grade Band
• Nina Otero Community School Advanced Band
• Nina Otero Community School Choir
• Ortiz Middle School 6th Grade Beginning Band
• Ortiz Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Band
• Santa Fe High School Beginning Orchestra

Congratulations to Groups Participating in SFPS Music Performance Assessment Clinic

• Capshaw Middle School Beginning Band
• Amy Biehl/Chaparral/Piñon Sixth Grade Band
• Mandela International Magnet School World Music Ensemble