If you’re planning to attend the Albany Symphony’s “The Magic of Christmas” performance on Sunday at the Palace Theatre, be sure to go a little early so you can hear performances from some fourth and fifth graders!
Future Itzhak Perlmans and Yo-Yo Mas from the Dual Language Program and Sheridan Preparatory Academy will be performing in groups in the Palace lobby starting at 2:30 p.m., prior to the 3 p.m. symphony production.
They are all students of strings teacher Minitria Slade. They are:
Dual Language Program, first group
- Eleina Corniel, fifth grade
- Sebastian Flores, fifth grade
- Ava Gilbert, fourth grade
- Zora Miller, fifth grade
- Marielis Mota, fifth grade
- Anderson Pouriet, fifth grade
- Tiger Shopsis, fifth grade
- Noah Zylberman-Reid, fifth grade
Dual Language Program, second group
- Anaya Acevedo-Perez, fifth grade
- Serenity King, fourth grade
- Brianny Martinez, fourth grade
- Gisselle Milla Mendez, fifth grade
- Shelly Murillo, fourth grade
- Jamaris Cruz Ruiz, fifth grade
Sheridan Preparatory Academy
- Payton’Le Adger, fifth grade
- Butheina Alharbi, fifth grade
- Emily Campos, fifth grade
- ZaydenLee Edwards-Grant, fifth grade
- Zoe Griffin, fifth grade
- Arisbel Gutierrez, fifth grade
- Marissa Massiah, fifth grade
- Sa'yda Minkeson, fifth grade
- Aaron Moore, fifth grade
Good luck to these young virtuosos!