Seymour students present winter concert

Bungay Elementary School chorus performs in a winter concert at Seymour Middle School. / Contributed photo

SEYMOUR - Bungay Elementary students in third, fourth, and fifth grade performed wonderfully in the winter concert Jan. 29 at Seymour Middle School. 
The beginning band and concert band played beautifully from Hot Cross Buns to Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture.
The third, fourth, and fifth-grade choruses delighted the audience with amazing melodies and stunning harmonies. 
The audience was delighted during the finale as all students sang "America." 
Music teacher Joanna Dunne and the students certainly impressed the families. A wonderful night was had by all.

This information is taken from a press release from Bungay Elementary School.

Music is key at Ansonia High

Maria Tangredi, music teacher at Ansonia High School, says in a release today that the band "recently received a drum set from the organization Horns for Kids, which gives refurbished instruments to deserving schools after a short application process."
She also reports that the school's annual spring Pops Concert featuring the band and chorus will be held at 7 p.m. May 30 at AHS, 20 Pulaski Highway. Admission is $4.
The band will march with the school's dance team at the Memorial Day parade May 27, she said. "We will debut our new banner, thanks to the hard work of two of our band parents.We also received additional band uniforms to accommodate the changing sizes of our members with a $12,600 grant from the Katharine Matthies Foundation."

On a side note, the AHS band is near to my heart, since both of my children enjoyed being a part of it when they were in high school.
Marching in the Memorial Day parade, though tiring, was always a fun day for them.
I urge people to attend the concert and show support, and wish "Miss T," as she is called, all the best as she continues to develop the music program at AHS.