Riverhead stood out<\/a> among the crowd.<\/p>\nThe wind ensemble captured first place with a superior rating and was named Best Overall Concert Band. The jazz ensemble earned first place with a superior rating and was recognized as Best Overall Jazz Ensemble. The chamber orchestra also got first place with a superior rating, and the chamber choir took second place with a superior rating.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe jazz ensemble earns first place with a superior rating and is recognized as Best Overall Jazz Ensemble. (Courtesy Riverhead School District)
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Riverhead High School choir takes second place with a superior rating. (Courtesy Riverhead School District)
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Riverhead High School chamber orchestra captures first place with a superior rating. (Courtesy Riverhead School District)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u201cThis trip was an extraordinary experience for all involved, one that showcased the dedication, talent, and hard work of our student-musicians,\u201d said jazz ensemble director Crystal Crespo.<\/p>\n
Two Riverhead students were also celebrated for their individual talents. Senior Christian Seymour was named Best Overall Jazz Soloist and junior Jarell Gilliam was recognized as Best Overall Vocalist.<\/p>\n
Students also had the opportunity to explore the city, learning about its rich history and music culture. <\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the visit, students toured the historic city of Philadelphia and had the opportunity to explore Temple University\u2019s music program, gaining valuable insight into collegiate-level performance and study,\u201d said Ms. Crespo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Riverhead High School\u2019s wind ensemble takes first place with a superior rating and is named Best Overall Concert…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[83663,69,71,70,6357,83664,83665,83666,83667],"class_list":["post-187603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-crystal-crespo","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-premium","tag-riverhead","tag-riverhead-central-school-distirct","tag-riverhead-high-school","tag-riverhead-jazz-ensemble"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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