** 39 band members were accepted through audition to the 2019-2020 Central Jersey Region Band; 2 members were selected on a second instrument! The following students placed 1st overall: Christopher Seo - Bass Clarinet and Mayank Paliwal - Battery Percussion. These 39 students represent the highest number selected from any one school in Central New Jersey!
** 26 band members were accepted through audition to the 2020 New Jersey All-State Band; 2 members were selected on a second instrument! The following students placed 1st overall: Mayank Paliwal - Battery Percussion. These 26 students represent the highest number selected from any one school in the entire state!
39
Reional Acceptances
(12 Seniors, 19 Juniors and 8 Sophomores)
Addison Chu – Flute
Aravind Aryasomayajula – Oboe
Meg Spielmann – Bassoon
Rachael Ngai – Bassoon
Arthur Ang – Clarinet
Derrick Yu – Clarinet
Ashley Choi – Clarinet
Nathan Zhong – Clarinet
Shivam Kamat– Clarinet
Daniel Jin– Clarinet
Kelly Yao – Alto Clarinet
Hannah Zhang – Alto Clarinet
Dareen Bakr – Alto Clarinet
Christopher Seo – Bass Clarinet
Randeep Chahal – Bass Clarinet
Abhinav Vayetti – Bass Clarinet
Suvan Sundaresh – Alto Sax
Ryan Huh – Tenor Sax
Sreekar Vishwanathan – Baritone Sax
Shriyaus Lingam – Trumpet
Samarth Sitwala – Trumpet
Raghul Ravindranathan – Trumpet
Carlos Hernandez - Trumpet
Elizabeth Juan – French Horn
Timmy Chen – Trombone
Aditya Chakrabarti – Trombone
William Lu – Trombone
Vaishakh Deshpande – Trombone
Sidh Gurnani – Trombone
Joshua Park – Euphonium
Albert Wang - Euphonium
Shivdev Rajendran – Tuba
Mayank Paliwal – Battery Percussion
Rishi Shah – Battery Percussion
Johnny Xu – Battery Percussion
Aayush Gupta – Battery Percussion
Shreyes Varde – Battery Percussion
David Cho – Battery Percussion
Nandini Bezawada – Battery Percussion
Bold = 1st Overall in region
Doublers
Abhinav Vayyeti – Alto Clarinet
Suvan Sundaresh – Soprano Sax
26
All State Acceptances
(5 Seniors, 15 Juniors and 6 Sophomores)
Addison Chu – Flute
Rachael Ngai – Bassoon
Nathan Zhong – Clarinet
Arthur Ang – Clarinet
Derrick Yu – Clarinet
Kelly Yao – Alto Clarinet
Dareen Bakr – Alto Clarinet
Hannah Zhang – Alto Clarinet
Abhinav Vayetti – Bass Clarinet
Christopher Seo – Bass Clarinet
Suvan Sundaresh – Alto Sax
Ryan Huh – Tenor Sax
Sreekar Vishwanathan – Baritone Sax
Carlos Hernandez - Trumpet
Shriyaus Lingam – Trumpet
Samarth Sitwala – Trumpet
Timmy Chen – Trombone
Aditya Chakrabarti – Trombone
Joshua Park – Euphonium
Shivdev Rajendran – Tuba
Mayank Paliwal – Battery Percussion
Rishi Shah – Battery Percussion
Aayush Gupta – Battery Percussion
Shreyes Varde – Battery Percussion
Johnny Xu – Battery Percussion
David Cho – Battery Percussion
Bold = 1st Overall in region
Doublers
Abhinav Vayyeti – Alto Clarinet
Suvan Sundaresh – Soprano Sax
John P. Stevens HS
855 Grove Ave
Edison, NJ 08820
Band Directors
John M Zazzali
Ray Henricksen
Office Phone:
(732) 452-2808
Email us:
john.zazzali@edison.k12.nj.us
raymond.henricksen@edison.k12.nj.us
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