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he Pine Crest Symphonic Winds, lead tests. Every year the concert band participates
T by Dr. Chris Cicconi, is a great way for in the Florida Bandmasters Association Musical

more than 80 Pine Crest Students to start
Performance Assessment, where bands from
their day. Instead of
starting off the day with a “DR. C. OR AS HE LIKED TO around Florida perform for
judges and receive a score
boring lecture or taking a BE CALLED. COACH. LEADS from poor to superior. In
test, band gives the students Dr. C’s first two years as
a stress-free first period. Dr. A VIGOROUS. NO-NONSENSE Pine Crest’s band director,
C, or as he likes to be called, Pine Crest has received
coach, leads a vigorous, no- REHEARSAL” both an Excellent (the
nonsense rehearsal. Dr. C second highest score) and a
picks music that is on the edge of the student’s Superior. The Pine Crest Symphonic Winds is a
abilities, and holds each musician accountable program that, under Dr. C’s direction, is growing
for his or her part. There are occasional playing and will continue to grow over the coming years.

I. AN ALL-STATE MUSICIAN, Jake
Lieberfarb (10) wows the crowd with his superb
solo on the sax.
II. WITH HIS SAXOPHONE SKILLS,
Ben Kelsky (10) gives the audience a stellar
performance during the Winter Concert.
III. DOING DOUBLE DUTY Sean DiCarolis
(12) plays for both the band and the orchestra.
What a musician!
IV. AND THE TRUMPETS THEY GO...
Cody Katari (9) delivers a spectacular solo
performance.
V. ENCORE! Justin Bodner (12) rises again for
a special senior salute.
VI. DRUMMING UP A BEAT, Hunter
Wasserman (11) rocks out with the band.
VII. POSING FOR THEIR CLASS SHOT, the
band fakes a group phfograph.

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