Alumni Spotlight

ELIZABETH KNAPP '22

Congratulations to Elizabeth for all of her accomplishments so far at Sacred Heart University. She is part of one of 5 of the different choirs offered at the university. It is an SATB choir called 4 Heart Harmony, where she auditioned to successfully get in. Elizabeth is also part of the choir Eboard which is an executive board consisting of SHU students who are dedicated to the choir program. Elizabeth is the co-recruitment chair where she is tasked with getting students to sign up for choir and also works in the office. Elizatbeth is currently majoring in psychology with a minor in music and honors. She still unsure of her plans for the future but wants to keep music in her life. Music therapy, is something that she feels drawn to pursuing at the moment in order to help people with whatever they are going through.

While at NHHS, Elizabeth performed in concert choir, treble choir and once voice. She was an ensemble member of the production of "Beauty and the Beast" (2018) and "Phantom of the opera" (2019) . In her Junior, year she was cast as Julie in the "Theory of Relativity" (2020) and played Lisa in "Mamma Mia" (2021 in her senior year.

Sal Woyciesjes '22

Congratulations to Sal for all of his accomplishments thus far at the University of Vermont! Currently, Sal is studying Music Business, Music Technology, and Computer Science. His aspiration with his studying is to become a mix engineer and a producer. At the University of Vermont, he plays the valve trombone for the Jazz Ensemble as well as playing in the Latin Jazz Ensemble. Although he is not currently in a band, he hopes to start one soon by the end of the semester.

Sal performed with our Concert Band and Wind Ensemble on the trumpet during his time at North Haven. In addition, he also played the guitar for our Jazz 2 Ensemble. During his high school career, he played with a few bands such as Universal Drive, Abolition Of, and Work In Progress. He also played in the pit for our production of "Theory of Relativity". In addition to his instrumental accomplishments, he also played Reyer in our production of "Phantom of the Opera".

We wish Sal the best of luck with his future music career!

Jackson tubis '19

Congratulations to Jackson for all of his accomplishments so far at Western Connecticut State University. He has done several plays including his performance as Theseus in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". During his Sophomore year of college, he became the assistant music director for the production of "Melancholy Play" by Sarah Ruhl, composed by Todd Almond, where he got to play the keyboard and lead the actors as well as the string chamber quartet during the show. He is now majoring in both Musical Theater as well as in Music with a concentration in Piano Performance.

As a student, Jackson was a member of One Voice, Concert Choir, Men of Note and every Band ensemble playing the trumpet for all of them. He was the first student in North Haven High School to have had performed in all 9 ensembles available in the music program. Jackson also took part of every band trip and before school programs regarding the band ensembles. Jackson performed as Lucas in "Addams Family" in 2016, Warner in "Legally Blonde: The Musical" in 2017, Javert in "Les Miserables" in 2018 and finally as The Beast in "Beauty and The Beast" in 2019.

Bilaal Avaz '18

Congratulations to Bilaal and the cast and crew of "Bhangin' It: A Bangin' New Musical" for their well-received opening at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, CA. Check out this review from the New York Times website.

As a student, Bilaal was a member of One Voice, Concert Choir, and Men of Note. He earned the Outstanding Vocal Soloist Award at the 2018 Festivals of Music adjudication in Virginia Beach and was featured prominently in the 2018 CMEA All State Mixed Choir performance. Bilaal performed as Emmitt in "Legally Blonde: The Musical" in 2017, and as Marius in "Les Miserables" in 2018.

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