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Plainview Student-Musicians Help Make Guinness Book of World Records
Plainview-Old Bethpage School District students recently joined teacher Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School teacher Karen Bernstein as they helped make the Guinness Book of World Records for the most French Horn players performing in one French Horn ensemble at one time. The students broke the record during the Suffolk County Music Educators Association’s (SCMEA) Day of Horn. Bernstein was a clinician at the event as part of the Suffolk Horn Club and brought with her fifth grade student Bradley Nanoo, seventh grade student Emily Howell, ninth grade student Derek Futterman, tenth grade student Russell Kim and eleventh grade student Matthew Costanza. Matthew Costanza also performed with the High School All Star Ensemble.
SCMEA’s Day of Horn is an afternoon and evening devoted to the celebration of French Horn players in fourth grade through adulthood. The conference consists of workshops, rehearsals and clinics during the day before an evening concert. Concert performers included the Suffolk Horn Club, High School All Star Ensemble directed by Linda Kimball, Hofstra University Horn Ensemble, Northport Community Horn Club and performances by Professional French Horn players Julie Landsman, Eric Reed, Eric Davis and Eric Huchins. At the conclusion of the concert all participants, 278 total French Horn players, took to the stage to make the Guiness Book of World Records.