2017 Governor’s Awards Joseph Jacobs
NJMEA Past-President
Ventnor Middle School
jjacobs@veccnj.org
mitment of New Jersey’s students, teachers, and leaders. This event took place on May 24th at the Patriot’s Theatre in the Trenton War Memorial Building. The Governor’s Awards be- gan in 1980 and is a collaboration of the New Jersey Arts Edu- cation Partnership, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. This year three of our students were offered the opportu-
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nity to perform at the ceremony. Virginia Lafean (Ridge HS) opened the event with a beautiful acapella performance of the National Anthem. Blaze Dalio (Sparta HS), who was accom- panied by his father Marc Dalio, performed “Corner of the Sky.” His musical interpretation of this Broadway classic was amazing. Alexandra Tasev (Rutherford HS) mesmerized the audience with her outstanding rendition of “Mercy on Me”. Alexandra was accompanied by her choir teacher and NJMEA member Patricia Blanchard. All three students did a remark- able job in representing our organization. The New Jersey Music Educators Association’s involve- ment in the Governor’s Awards in Arts Education has created an opportunity to recognize the musical achievement of our accomplished students. Every year thousands of NJ music stu- dents audition to be accepted into one of our prestigious en- sembles. This includes All-State Band, All-State Chorus, All- State Orchestra, All-State Opera, and All-State Jazz. Students who are members of our All-State Ensembles have the op- portunity to be selected to receive a Governor’s Award. Only 10 students are nominated from the many eligible All-State participants. These students display outstanding musicianship and dedication in the study of music. Congratulations to the following students on their success
and achievement in music. Jamie Lim – Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood – All-State Orchestra
Kathryn Song – Montgomery High School, Skillman – All-State Orchestra
Theresa Carlomagno – Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan – All-State Opera
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he 2017 Governor’s Awards in Arts Education Ceremony was a day of celebration and recogni- tion of the artistic talent, dedication, and com-
Alexandra Tasev – Rutherford High School, Rutherford – All- State Chorus
Blaze Dalio – Sparta High School, Sparta – All-State Chorus Virginia Lafean – Ridge High School, Basking Ridge – All-State Chorus
Tyler Seto – John P. Stevens High School, Edison – All-State Chorus Kristen Park – Kinnelon High School, Kinnelon – All-State Band Michael Wang – John. P. Stevens High School, Edison – All-State Band
David Mosko – Cherokee High School, Marlton – All-State Jazz
Virginia Lafean, Ridge HigSchool
Blaze Dalio, Sparta High School
Alexandra Tasev, Rutherford High School
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