About the Students:

• Andrea is a violinist. She has played for 6 years and participates in the Vestal High School Orchestra, Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO), New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Area All-State Orchestra, and Broome County Music Educators Association (BCMEA) Orchestra.

• Andrew is both a cellist and a singer. He has been in Vestal school music groups including orchestra, chorus, Glee club, and Vestal Voices for the last 6 years. He has attended our local All-County weekends called Broome County Music Educators Association (BCMEA) every year for orchestra and chorus. He has also been performing in the school musicals since 4th grade. Come see this year’s musical 42nd Street, February 27-March 1. Andrew will be performing in both the orchestra and the chorus on this tour abroad. He has worked to fundraise with this group as well as individually by collecting cans, shoveling driveways, and pet sitting. If you have any odd jobs, please consider contacting him through his mom at melaclair@stny.rr.com . Thanks for your support of our endeavor!!

• Arianna plays both the flute and the cello at Vestal High School. She will be performing in the band on flute during this AMA tour. She performs with the Vestal HS concert band, orchestra, and marching band. She has also performed in BCMEA in orchestra and band. She is very excited about this trip and is working very hard to raise money to be able to go. In addition to fundraising with this group she has also been cleaning houses, doing yard work, and shoveling snow. If anyone has any work they would like help with, please contact her mother at info@clarabug.org .

• Gavin is a sophomore and singer at Owego Free Academy. He is a member of concert choir and has performed at New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) and All County Chorus for the past 2 years. Gavin has performed in musicals since the 3rd grade and will be performing this year in Newsies at Owego Free Academy February 7-9. He is excited to be able to participate in the AMA tour this summer to learn about different cultures and experience performing in some incredible places. Gavin is working hard as part of our group to raise funds to cover the cost of this experience and is also available for any odd jobs, shoveling, yard work and pet sitting. Please email rbowers@stny.rr.com if you have any jobs that need to be done! Thank you.

• Lorena has been playing clarinet for 5 years, going into her 6th. She participates in Vestal High School's select Wind Ensemble, marching band, and this years musical 42nd Street. She has also participated in NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) for 4 years for voice and every year since she has started playing for clarinet, as well as BCMEA (Broome County Music Educators Association), once for voice and her first time this year in the 10-12 Band.