| June brings the final 14 days of the 2025-26 school year in rapid succession. What a fantastic, lively and music filled season it has been. We express sincere gratitude for our families, community and all who show up in different and meaningful ways to support our music programs at Edmonds-Woodway. Our three music directors; Jake Bergevin (Band), Ashley Giri (Orchestra) and Charlotte Reese (Choir), the student musicians and the Music Boosters are humbled and energized by the continued and enthusiastic community engagement. It is with mixed emotions that we bid farewell to our graduating seniors as they leave the halls of EW and take their talents, experience, and curiosity further out in the world. The music programs cannot overstate the importance and influence of music education in the development ofwell-rounded and creative human beings! While this will be the last official newsletter of the year, please keep up with the Summer goings on through our social media and school calendar, all linked in this newsletter and available on the Music Booster website. We look forward to seeing you at events around town over the Summer! |
| Senior Send Off A huge Congratulations to all our Senior musicians “Music is a defining element of character”-Plato |
| Jonathan Badier Gideon Brady Jackson Campbell Adria Christensen Emma Do Adrian Duong Willow Everhart Cassie Garrett Brandon Hecox Luca Hume Daniel Ji Addisyn Johnson Oren Kaushansky Tim Lee | Scarlett Luo Mateo Mahoney Lianna Munoz Hy-Bao Nguyen Sarah Elliot Paust Arden Reilly Liam Schell Isabel Soubeih Anna Stewart Kody Stoulil Lauren Tra Viper Ulmer Joy Yoo Kanai Zablan |
| JAZZ NEWS |
 EW musicians at Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival DownBeat combo L to R Logan Ignatenko, Oren Kaushansky, Gavin Bunbury, Max Fenwick and Jonathan Badier EW Combo receiving DownBeat award plaques at the Showcase Under the Stars concertThe latest news from the Jazz Program Here is a complete and final list of all the awards from the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho, in April. Reference pages 3-5 to see the myriad awards the Edmonds-Woodway jazz bands, combos and individual musicians brought home! And the accolades and winning did not end there as one of the Edmonds-Woodway combo groups consisting of Oren Kaushansky (piano), Jonathan Badier (bass), Max Fenwick (drums), Logan Ignatenko (tenor sax) and Gavin Bunbury (trumpet) were selected as the High School Outstanding Performers in a small jazz combo division in the Student DownBeat Awards. Gavin received special distinguishment as an outstanding soloist in the group too! Students were selected based on an audio recording that was submitted in December. EW band director Mr. Bergevin is proud of these hardworking and dedicated players who’s names all appear in this month’s DOWNBEAT magazine. This is EW’s first Downbeat Award for instrumentalists. The publication was established in 1934. The contest for high school students began in 1976. The students were shouted out at the May 14th concert and presented with plaques celebrating their accomplishment.  Page from DownBeat magazine announcing the EW Combo as HS small jazz combo Division Winners |
| Musician of the Month Taelynn Connell |
 Nominated by Choral Director Charlotte Reese Taelyn is our Bel Canto secretary, tech support and alto section leader. They help set up everyday and produced the solo project concert. They play guitar and also sing in Mello-Aires and are hoping to work at SMS this summer. Thanks for all your hard work & dedication, Taelyn! |
June Events Tues. June 2nd – Spring Awards Concert @EW 7:00 – 8:00pm Wed, June 3rd – Romeo’s Jazz Night @Romeo’s Edmonds 5:30pm – 7:30pm Thur, June 4th – Spring Band Tour to MSMon, June 8th – Mello-Aires Solo Night @ EW – 7:00pmTues. June 9th – Spring Concert-Strings and Band @ EW 7:00pm – 8:00pm Fri, June 12th – Graduation – @ EW 4:00pm Tues, June 16th – Monthly Music Boosters Meeting @ TBD 7:00pm – 8:00pm Fri, June 19th – Jazz I at The Edmonds Art Festival – 12:00pm – 1:00pm Fri, June 19th – Mello Aires at the Edmonds Art Festival – 2:30pm – 3:30pmSun, June 21st – Orchestra @ Edmonds Art Festival – 10:00am Wed, June 24th – Sea Jazz at Port 6:00pm Wed, July 1st – Sea Jazz at Port 6:00pmTo look further ahead, please reference our CALENDAR for more information regarding upcoming events |
| Scenes from June music events |
 Music Under the Stars, Jazz II Jazz I members at Jazz Walk |  Music Under the Stars, Jazz I trumpets Saxes, Jazz Walk |  Music Under the Stars, Orchestra Jazz Walk quartet |
 Spring Award Night Jazz Alley |  Spring Awards Night Jazz Alley Marquee |  Jazz band I at Jazz Alley Jazz II at Jazz Alley |
 Music Trivia The month of June celebrates National __________ Month in the United States a. Polka b. Jazz Appreciation c. Classical Music d. Black Music Extra credit: Who is considered the Queen of Soul? |
  Please come join us at the next Music Booster General Meeting!  All parents and guardians of EW music students are invited to join the monthly Music Boosters meeting and learn more about what goes on behind the scenes of EW’s vibrant music programs. Music Boosters meetings occur on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. The link to the Zoom meeting will be shared in next week’s EW Express and on the Music Booster website. Come be a part of the fun and support our students in their musical pursuits! Bring your talents or willingness to help as you contribute to a dedicated supportive group that enables our musicians to experience the world through the joy of music |
 “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ― Aldous Huxley *If you wish to opt-out of receiving our monthly newsletter, please EMAIL us instead of unsubscribing, as it negatively impacts our marketing metrics |
MUSIC TRIVIA ANSWER Answer: D. National Black Music Month is celebrated in the US in June. This year, June 7th marks the 47th anniversary of Jimmy Carter designating the month of June as a celebration of the contributions of black musicians, composers, singers and songwriters to American music. Learn more, HERE And the venerable Aretha Franklin is renowned as the Queen of SoulAretha was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 |