Framingham High Jazz Band Wins Silver Medal in State Competition

The Framingham High School Jazz Band competed in the state finals, for the second year in a row, and earned a silver medal Saturday.

Framingham High musicians Eric Tarlin, alto sax, and Jeremy Galloway, guitar, were honored for outstanding individual performances.

Last year, Framingham High earned a gold medal in the finals and performed at the Hatch Shell in Boston on Mother's Day. 

Earlier this month, the Framingham High Jazz band 1 competed in the Massachusetts Association for Jazz Education's Northeast District Festival at Reading Memorial High School to qualify for the state finals on Saturday. They won a silver medal.

Musicians in the Jazz band include:

Maddie Heistand, flute
Alex Sheldon, alto saxophone
Eric Tarlin, alto saxophone
Michael Chan, tenor saxophone
Jeremy Cronson, tenor saxophone
Katie Cassidy, baritone saxophone
Peter Robinson, trombone
Carolyn Ten Eyck, trombone
Eustaqiuo Dones, bass trombone
Chris Hassan, trumpet
Bradley Heistand, trumpet
Chris McGillicuddy, trumpet
Niklas Peschke, trumpet
Jeremy Galloway, guitar
Chris Barone, upright bass
David Winters, piano
Rohan Elkins, drums / percussion
Ren Hanna, drums