{"id":69113,"date":"2025-10-16T10:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=69113"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:07:49","slug":"batavia-sixth-annual-musicians-of-note-ceremony-set-for-thursday-october-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/batavia-sixth-annual-musicians-of-note-ceremony-set-for-thursday-october-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Sixth Annual Musicians of Note Ceremony set for Thursday, October 23, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"359\" data-attachment-id=\"69114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/batavia-sixth-annual-musicians-of-note-ceremony-set-for-thursday-october-23-2025\/cleanshot-2025-10-15-at-10-32-152x\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?fit=1302%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1302,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"CleanShot 2025-10-15 at 10.32.15@2x\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?fit=900%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?resize=900%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?resize=1024%2C409&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?resize=768%2C307&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?resize=150%2C60&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CleanShot-2025-10-15-at-10.32.15%402x.png?w=1302&amp;ssl=1 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release\/provided photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, NY\u2013&nbsp;<em>Musicians of Note<\/em>, which honors Batavia High School graduates who have made an impact in music, will host its sixth annual ceremony on Thursday, October 23, at 7 p.m. in the Frank E. Owen Auditorium at Batavia High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honorees will be recognized with a video presentation and performance ensembles to celebrate their achievements. A plaque featuring their accomplishments will be displayed on the new Musicians of Note wall at Batavia High School.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s recipients of the Musician of Note Award include:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carole Haber (Class of 1975)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soprano in Mixed Chorus, Select Chorus, and Girls Barbershop Quartet at BHS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate of Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and New England Conservatory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made her operatic debut as Queen of the Night in <em>The Magic Flute<\/em> in 1986 and performed this role throughout the East Coast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Orchestra of St. Luke\u2019s in Brahms\u2019 Requiem, 1997<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has taught at the esteemed New England Conservatory of Music for 37 years, where she was named the first occupant of NEC\u2019s endowed faculty position in vocal studies in 2009<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lila Ruth Dean Hamilton (Class of 1945 and Teacher 1967-1984)<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vocal Music Teacher at Batavia Junior High School and John Kennedy Elementary School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head of Public Relations for NYSSMA 1980-1993<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director of Geneva Children\u2019s Choir, Batavia First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, and performer in many local ensembles and productions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary\/Treasurer of Genesee County Music Teachers Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Lila Hamilton Student Music Award was established at John Kennedy in 1984 and is still given today\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Suzanne Leyden (Class of 1999)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Violinist in Genesee Symphony Orchestra 1995 -1999<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NYSSMA Conference All-State Orchestra 1998, 1999<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bachelor of Music from Westminster College, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master of Music Education from the University of Illinois, 2009<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orchestra director grades 4 \u2013 12 and Music Department Chairperson in Glens Falls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City School District, Glens Falls, NY 2003 &#8211; present<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Karl Leopold Reiss, EdD&nbsp; (Class of 1972)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Percussion Instructor at SUNY Brockport and Texas Southern University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performer across all genres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts Administrator at the Bolles School, the American Boychoir School, the Idlewild Arts Academy, and Parish Episcopal School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony is open to the public and free to attend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release\/provided photos BATAVIA, NY\u2013&nbsp;Musicians of Note, which honors Batavia High School graduates who have made an impact in music, will host its sixth annual ceremony on Thursday, October 23, at 7 p.m. in the Frank E. 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