Elite Student Musicians to Perform Thursday

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 08:16

These elite musicians will take the stage Thursday.

Christopher Mandato

January 30, 2024

On Thursday night, the East Hampton High School select ensemble concert will take place, where fellow students, family members, friends, and community members can go to celebrate the students' musical accomplishments.

The jazz band, camerata choir, and chamber orchestra will perform starting at 6:30 p.m. Several seniors will be featured along the way: Nicholas Cooper on bass, Amina Guebli on trumpet, Katherine Kuneth on clarinet, and Siena Link-Morse, Dakota Quackenbush, and Rebecca Trowbridge, who are sopranos.

There will also be an induction ceremony for the Tri-M Honor Society. The concert is free for all to attend.

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