Gabby Tropp ’16
EE Staff Writer
On April 23rd, Trumbull High hosted an amazing school event – the induction of its second class of members of the Tri-M Music Honors Society. The honors society is comprised of choir, band, and orchestra students grades 10 and up who have demonstrated proficiency in a variety of musical arts.
Every bimonthly meeting, students perform a piece of their choice individually or in groups, sharing their talents and repertoires with the rest of Tri-M.
Junior Kelly Cranston, who is currently serving as secretary of Tri-M, says, “I love being a part of the music honors society because I enjoy hearing people show their musical talents. It’s great to be around people who feel the same way about music as I do.”
The group spent considerable time preparing for the important induction ceremony. A group of orchestra and band students prepared an arrangement of “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical Les Miserables to perform at the ceremony. Additionally, a group of women’s ensemble students sang “Psallite,” a song from their winter concert repertoire with a macaronic text, meaning it is sung in multiple languages.
The student officers and the group advisors spent time making sure everything about the night would run smoothly. All the time and effort exerted led to the creation of a great event.
Chiaki Santiago, the president of Trumbull High’s Tri-M chapter, said, “I think the most difficult part was executing everything and making sure that all the parents and speakers were notified. But the actual induction was simple because Tri-M provides an amazing script to follow.”
Ben Vu, an orchestra student and a second year member of Tri-M, said, “Last year the amount of people in Tri-M was really small and it was really nice to see the program growing. While I sat in the already inducted section of the stage, it was cool to see that the new inductees outnumbered us.”
The music honors society is a great addition to the THS community, and is continuing to grow and root itself in the school with every year.
“We received our chapter designation two years ago, and we feel that the society has brought a greater understanding and cohesiveness to our department, and that many others from our school and community have benefited from our service activities,” says Tri-M advisor Ms. Tornillo.
The induction went on without a hitch, and the forty new inductees of Tri-M Music Honors Society Chapter #6851 enjoyed a great reception afterwards.