Gwen Boros ‘20 Named as Principal Horn for the 2018 All New England Festival Orchestra
The prestigious All-New England Festival Orchestra named Gwen Boros ‘20 as a first chair for the French horn—a first for Fryeburg Academy.
The New England Music Festival Association (NEMFA) hosts two annual Solo and Ensemble Festivals that are offered to New England’s most gifted student musicians. Boros will perform with the orchestra in March at the Lewis S. Mills High School in Burlington, Connecticut.
“Being selected as principal horn for the 2018 All-New England Orchestra means a lot to me,” says Boros. “I am very excited because I will be performing with people at the same level of playing and who have the same amount of interest in music. It will be the best orchestra I’ve had the opportunity to perform with--I’m eager to make music with everyone!”
Boros began playing the French horn in fourth grade and quickly realized a love for the instrument. “I was able to try some different instruments before I decided on one,” continues Boros. “I really liked brass instruments, so I tried out the trombone and horn and decided I like the horn better. Eventually, after playing different types of music, I realized that I enjoyed classical music the most.”
In 2017, Boros participated in the Maine Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State Band. This year, she will represent Fryeburg Academy as principal horn in the MMEA All-State Orchestra, which will perform at the annual All-State Music Festival to be held in May at the University of Maine, Orono. In addition, she currently plays first chair horn for both the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO) and the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble (PYWE). Boros is also a member of Fryeburg Academy’s concert band and jazz big band.
“My teachers have been very helpful and patient,” continues Boros. “The support of my peers and hard work was essential and helped me improve to where I am today in my music.”
Recently, Boros was awarded a merit scholarship to attend the renowned Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan this summer —a premier summer arts camp for aspiring artists for grades three to 12. Boros will study French horn and participate in the camp’s orchestra.
To learn more about The New England Music Festival Association (NEMFA), or details about the upcoming concert, please go to http://nemfa.org or visit their Facebook page.
We are pleased to announce the following students who have earned academic recognition at Fryeburg Academy for the Fall of 2023-24:
HONORS Grade 12: (Honors)
Charlotte Adamus Vittoria Bernardini Natalie Berry Dom Bond Jordin Booker Owen Burford Tori Butters Jilyan Byrne Lorenzo Catana Vallemani Jonah Densmore Vitoria Do Espirito Santo Teixeira Elle Dooley Austin Dorner Deniz Eroglu Manu Fandos Martinez Aidan Flanigan Amber Gagnon Mia Grandchamp Gal Hanan
Emily Hoosier Noah Jacobs Emma Keaten David Kim Joey Kim Kardelen Lacinok Helena Landry Margherita Lassini Leo Lee Celine Lee Ana Maillett Moss Marques Caroline Masterman Asher McKenney Ryan Meade Natalia Millan Arenas Mina Milosevic Tommy Morini Tasia Nason
Rachel Pizzo Grace Porcaro Abby Pratt Ashe Rabideau Winter Raymond Dustin Rhoda Gideon Richard Leah Rokes Margherita Rossi Gunnar Saunders Louie Shin Lamar Smith Hunter Tripp Tanner Tripp Gabby Udoto Logan Walton Kara Willette Connor Williams Mary Wing Kevin Zhou
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