Sunday, February 24, 2019

2019 XLL Talent Hunt Winner Mr. Graig Murray


Sparkill, NY (Feb 23, 2019) –The Xi Lambda Lambda Chapter (Rockland Ques) held its annual Talent Hunt Competition on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Sullivan Theater on the campus of St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC).  As always, the talent was very good and very competitive.  There
 Was a versatility of performers this year from drummers to classical pianists, to dancers and vocalists.
Mr. Craig Murray, pianist
1st Prize winner
 Our 1st place winner was Mr. Craig Murray (Horace Mann HS) for his classical piano playing of Chopin. In addition to winning a beautiful engraved trophy he will receive a check in the amount of $500 and will represent Xi Lambda Lambda chapter at the Second District Conference Talent Hunt Competition on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the Delaware Hotel and Casino in Dover, Delaware. Second place went to Ms. Pauline Regalado (Ramapo HS) for dance (and Regalado was our winner last year) and Ms. Kimberly Martinez (Ramapo HS) was our 3rd Place winner for her classical tune on the flute.

We would also like to thank our judges; Ms. Danelle Greene (Orangetown Schools Music teacher) Ms. Margaret Allen (owner and teacher at Allen Music School) and, Bro. Richard Clarke (formerly a jazz pianist who attended the famed Music & Art High School in NYC).


Talent Hunt Art work submitted by Ms. Ashley Perez
and Ms. Amanda Matos
Appreciation goes out to Mr. Huling ad Dr. Kirk Manning of St. Thomas Aquanis College for offering the usage of school performing arts theatre (Sullivan Theatre); and our perennial competition pianist, Ms. Kimberly Dunkin and our audio technician, Ms. Devin Holt, a graduate student at St. Thomas Aquanaut College.


Special thanks go out to our sponsors
who subsidized the majority of our
Talent Hunt costs:

The Verizon Foundation

Success in Motion, LLC

New Country Ferrari-Maserati

Mercedes Benz of Nanuet

Talent Hunt Judges: Ms. Danelle Greene, Bro. Richard Clarke
and Ms. Margaret Allen
Bro. Allen Marrion, MC


XLL Chapter Brothers