Clarinetist of the Year 2023
Krish Relan reaches a new level of achievement with his performance in the London Young Musicians Competition. He was awarded Clarinetist of the Year! Click on the link above to enjoy a recording of one of his amazing performances. We are so proud of Krish!
FBA All State Honor Band 2023
Hailey Richardson was selected to perform with the Florida Band Masters 2023 All State Honor Band and performed beautifully. Congratulations on this high honor!
FBA All State Middle School Band 2023
Holly Whitmore was selected to perform in the highest level of Florida All State Middle School Band in 2023. It was an honor to hear her beautiful performance!
FBA All State Concert Band 2023
Liam was selected to perform in the highest 9-10 Florida Band Masters Association All State Concert Band. What an amazing performance!
All District Honor Band 2023
We are proud to announce that we had nine students selected to the Duval County All District Honor Band! Their performance on January 29, 2023 was quite a testament to the limitless talent these students so eagerly share with their audiences. Pictured Top Left to Bottom Right: Aidan Turney, Sean Ramsey, Krish Relan, Myka Das, Claire Schilling, Liam Wong. Not Shown (Hailey Richardson, Holly Whitmore).
Major Minor Concert 2023
It was the perfect end to a perfect year for our studio performers who performed in the Philharmonic Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, the highest level of performing group. Their presentation in this Major Minor concert was simply amazing! Congratulations to Sam Greenhut, Krish Relan, and Juliana Thint on another fantastic year!
State FFMC Competition 2023 Honorable Mention
Congratulations to Hailey Humphrey on her Honorable Mention in state at the FFMC Junior Convention on her euphonium solo in Primary Class!
State FFMC Competition 2023 1st Place & Honorable Mention
Congratulations to Logan Gabriel on his 1st place award at State Federation Junior Convention on his euphonium solo in Elementary Class! We are also very proud of Wisty Gabriel for her Honorable Mention on her clarinet solo in Medium Class 1!
State FFMC Competition 2023 1st Place
Congratulations to Clement for his 1st place award at State Federation Junior Convention on his euphonium solo in Primary Class!
State FFMC Competition 2023 1st Place
Congratulations to Zeenat Sher for her 1st place performance on her flute solo in Medium Class 2. We are also very proud of Zoya Sher for her 1st place performance on her flute solo in Elementary Class 2.
State FFMC Competition 2023 Honorable Mention
We are very proud of Claire's Honorable Mention on her clarinet solo in Medium Class 2!
State FFMC Competition 2023 1st Place
Congratulations to Krish Relan for winning 1st place on his Senior Class clarinet concerto at State!
State FFMC Competition 2023 1st Place
A resounding praise goes out to Juliana Thint for winning 1st place on her Senior Class Flute Concerto! She also earned the Endowed Ray Jones Outstanding Flute Scholarship. Amazing job, Juliana!
State FFMC Competition 2023 Honorable Mention
We are so proud of Liam for his 1st place performance on his euphonium solo in Medium Difficult Class this year at State! He also earned an Endowed Scholarship from FFMC. Way to go!
State FFMC Competition 2024 1st Place & Honorable Mention
Both Lexi and Wisty worked diligently to prepare and perform their clarinet duet earning 1st place in the Medium Difficult Class. Lexi also earned 1st place on her clarinet solo in Medium Class 1, and Wisty earned Honorable Mention. Congratulations girls!
State FFMC Competition 2024 Honorable Mention
Claire had another fantastic performance on her very difficult solo earning an Honorable Mention on her clarinet in Medium Class 2!
State FFMC Competition 2024 1st Place
Zeenat & Zoya do it again! They both earned 1st place in State on their flute solos, Zeenat in Moderately Difficult Class and Zoya in Medium Class 1.
State FFMC Competition 2024 1st Place
Jonathan, also an accomplished pianist, made his debut this year on oboe this year and has already earned 1st place at State on his oboe solo in Primary Class 2!
State FFMC Competition 2024 1st Place & Honorable Mention
Congratulations to Logan Gabriel for earning 1st Place on his euphonium solo in Elementary Class, and to Hailey Humphrey for earning Honorable mention in the same event!
State FFMC Competition 2024 1st Place
Liam continues to stay on top at State! He earned 1st Place on his euphonium solo in Difficult Class. Congratulations!
State FFMC Competition 2024 Honorable Mention
Congratulations to Levi for earning Honorable Mention on his trumpet solo in Primary Class!
2024 All District Honor Band
We are thrilled to have so many talented students come through our studio! We had quite a nice representation of students in the Duval All District Honor Bands performances this year. Congratulations to Aidan Turney, Liam Wong, Zack Dimmick, Vibha Chalamalasetty, Myka Das, Holly Whitmore, and Hailey Richardson!
All State Symphonic Band 2025
Kent and I had the distinct honor to have been a part of Liam Wong's growth as a fine musician. He was one of six euphonium players selected out of several hundred who auditioned across the state. We traveled to Tampa this weekend to see him perform some of the most difficult music we have ever heard performed by students at this level. His section was also selected to perform a feature in a Filmore march...FROM MEMORY!