** 30 The John P. Stevens High School Band program, under the direction of John Zazzali, Raymond Henricksen & Pamela Ferrali, is proud to announce that a staggering 30 students from their program were selected by audition to the 2023-24 Central Jersey Region Band. These students represent the highest number from any one school in Central New Jersey! (13 seniors, 12 juniors, 5 sophomores)
** 18 The John P. Stevens High School Band program, under the direction of John Zazzali, Raymond Henricksen & Pamela Ferrali, is proud to announce that a staggering 18 students from their program were selected by audition to the 2023-24 NJMEA All-State Band. These students represent the highest number from any one school in Central New Jersey! (10 seniors, 6 juniors, 2 sophomores)
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Regional Acceptances
(13 seniors, 12 juniors, 5 sophomores)
Mia Zhong – Flute
Luna Liao – Flute
Samantha Luo – Flute
Hong Cheng – Clarinet
Rishi Gurnani – Clarinet
Justin Ni – Clarinet
Sejin Kim – Clarinet
Sahil Kulkarni – Bass Clarinet
Benjamin Alter – Bass Clarinet
Simran Tangri – Bass Clarinet
Jonathan Jiang – Alto Sax
Shreyas Thirumale – Tenor Sax
Siddharth Vaidya – Baritone Sax
Samar Munagala – Trumpet
Taran Vakkada – Trumpet
Gowtham Balajikannan – Trumpet
Christopher Juan – French Horn
Riana Sherali – French Horn
Sumit Kulkarni– Trombone
Rishith Duggimpudi – Trombone
Sibi Srinivasan – Trombone
Andrew Li – Tuba
Arnav Landge – Tuba
Andy Xu – Battery Percussion
Brandon Chang – Battery Percussion
Siddharth Perikala – Battery Percussion
Abhishek Gurubaskaran – Battery Percussion
Nick Alcaide – Battery Percussion
Adwait Kulkarni – Battery Percussion
Mihir Tadeparti – Battery Percussion
Bold = 1st Overall in region
Doublers
Hong Cheng – Bass Clarinet
18
All State Acceptances
(10 seniors, 6 juniors, 2 sophomores)
Mia Zhong – Flute
Samantha Luo – Flute
Rishi Gurnani – Clarinet
Hong Cheng – Clarinet
Justin Ni – Clarinet
Sejin Kim – Clarinet
Sahil Kulkarni – Bass Clarinet
Siddharth Vaidya – Baritone Sax
Samar Munagala – Trumpet
Taran Vakkada – Trumpet
Christopher Juan - French Horn
Riana Sherali – French Horn
Sumit Kulkarni– Trombone
Andrew Li – Tuba
Andy Xu – Battery Percussion
Brandon Chang – Battery Percussion
Siddharth Perikala – Battery Percussion
Abhishek Gurubaskaran – Battery Percussion
*Bold indicates 1st overall
John P. Stevens HS
855 Grove Ave
Edison, NJ 08820
Band Directors
John M Zazzali
john.zazzali@edison.k12.nj.us
Ray Henricksen
raymond.henricksen@edison.k12.nj.us
Pamela Ferrali
pamela.ferrali@edison.k12.nj.us
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(732) 452-2808
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