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MOUNT UPTON - Gilbertsville-Mount Upton seniors Emily Hammond and Gavin Bonczkowskihave been selected to perform in the New York State School Music Association Conference All-State Festival in December.

According to representatives from the GMU school district, Emily and Gavin auditioned in an NYSSMA Solo Festival on a Level 6 Solo and received high scores in their respective evaluations. Emily earned a Soprano 2 part in Treble Choir and Gavin secured a Tenor 2 position in Mixed Chorus for the All-State Festival, which will be a virtual-only performance.

“Students selected for these groups are considered the best in the state of New York,” GMU music teacher Deanna Perkosky said of her students, both Town of Butternuts residents. “It is very difficult to get in and we are very excited that both Emily and Gavin have made it!”