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Hicksville Chamber Ensemble Invited To Regional Recital

The quartet performed advanced-level pieces with other student groups from around Long Island.

Hicksville High School Chamber Ensemble Eli Yoo, left, Matthew LaBarca, Aidan Aguirre and Shirley Joo.
Hicksville High School Chamber Ensemble Eli Yoo, left, Matthew LaBarca, Aidan Aguirre and Shirley Joo. (Hicksville School District)

HICKSVILLE, NY — Hicksville Chamber Ensemble members Aidan Aguirre, Shirley Joo, Matthew LaBarca and Eli Yoo were recently acceptance to perform in the Long Island Regional Chamber Recital. The recital, held at Great Neck South High School, is sponsored by the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center through the Young Musicians Program. It showcased advanced-level chamber players from string, vocal and wind ensembles.

Student ensembles were required to audition via video recording. The Hicksville Chamber students were one of twelve ensembles performing from Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Additionally, the four musicians received professional chamber coaching from Mihai Marica, a world-class cellist and member of the Chamber Music Society.

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“We are very proud of their dedication, talent, and musicianship,” said Jennifer Weiss, Hicksville orchestra teacher. “We look forward to their future performances."

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