Introducing the talented young performers who are ELECTRIC YOUTH! Meet the band and read about our alumni. Learn about Electric Youth’s favorite songs, what they think about being on stage, how they began in the performing arts and what their goals are for the future!
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Samantha ~ Age 14
Performing Arts in my family is just what we do! Whether it be singing, dancing, playing an instrument or fighting for attention at the dinner table. I have been taking classes at
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Ali ~ Age 14
Thirteen years ago, I was born and that’s how I became involved in the performing arts. My mom is the founder and director of FSPA, so I have been a
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Mike ~ Age 17
My favorite things have always been to sing and dance. I took my first drama course at FSPA when I was in 6th grade and just kept going. I was
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Catherine ~ Age 17
When I was seven years old, I found FSPA through the SummerStage program. I started taking dance when I was nine, and during spring concert one year, I saw all the
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Jacquie ~ Age 18
When I was little, I loved the musical Annie and Grease. I loved to sing and dance all the time. I started Tap Dancing when I was in the first grade
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Dan ~ Age 18
I’ve only been involved with the Performing Arts and FSPA for 2 years, which makes it a bit challenging for me to catch up, but it’s a challenge I really
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Meghan ~ Age 17
My parents always talk about how when I was younger, everything I did was a performance. Apparently, I loved being the center of attention. When I was in the first grade, I
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Jill ~ Age 18
I began my life at FSPA by enrolling in tap class at the age of five. As the years went on, I couldn’t help but be a part of every class
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Ali ~ Age 18
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I can never thank my Mom enough for starting me in dance when I was two years old. I knew when I started; I would never be able to stop
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Galen ~ Age 17
I became involved in the Performing Arts when I was six years old and took my first dance class in ballet. I have been a student at FSPA for about ten
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Callie ~ Age 17
Ten years ago, my Mom enrolled me in a Musical Theater class at FSPA with Kim Rezendes. I absolutely loved it, and while I was taking ballet and jazz at a
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Katie ~ Age 17
I started dancing when I was two, and started singing and playing the piano when I was six. It was love. At six, my piano teacher convinced e to be
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Matt ~ Age 18
 I joined Franklin School for the Performing Arts at the age of 14, slightly nervous and unsure about what it was going to be like. In the years preceding my
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Kerryn ~ Age 17
I started dancing when I was four years old. When I was six, I came to FSPA and I absolutely loved it! At FSPA I took up singing and I’m so glad
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Emily ~ Age 15
At the age of three, I begged by Mom to sign me up for ballet class, but it wasn’t because I was interested in dancing, it was because I wanted
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Erica ~ Age 16
I started dancing when I was three years old, which led me to try out for The Nutcracker at FSPA when I was in the 2nd grade. A year or
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Samantha ~ Age 16
As a young girl, I was always fascinated with the stage and the performing arts. Whenever I watched my sisters at dance recitals, I felt an overwhelming passion to be on
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Corinne ~Age 17
I became involved in the performing arts during FPAC’S performance of The Nutcracker in 2000. The feeling of performing on stage was so wonderful that I have kept performing ever since
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Band, Baritone Saxophone
Ken Reid
Ken Reid holds B.A. degrees in both Music Education and Jazz Performance from University of Massachusetts/Lowell and is a leading saxophonist in several of the Boston area’s top bands. He has performed
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Band, Bass/Arranger
Mark Poniatowski
Bassist Mark Poniatowski holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music and a Master of Music from New England Conservatory. His extensive performing experience includes Bruce Katz
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Band, Guitar/Arranger
Mark White
Mark White holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Degrees from New England Conservatory. He has performed with the Boston Pops under Keith Lockhart, Boston Musica Viva under Richard Pitman,
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Band, Percussion
Kenny Hadley
Drummer Kenny Hadley’s playing experience includes European and South American tours, performances with Van Morrison, Dizzy Gillespie, the Count Basie Orchestra, Peter Wolf, The Drifters, Rebecca Paris, the North Shore
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Band, Piano/Director
Raye Lynn Mercer
Pianist Raye Lynn Mercerholds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Middlebury College. She studied at the Vienna International Music Center in Vienna, Austria with Maria-Regina Seidlhofer. Raye Lynn is founder
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Band, Tenor Saxophone
Arnie Krakowsky
Arnie Krakowsky attended Berklee College of Music and has been playing tenor saxophone professionally for thirty-five years. He has performed with the Dick Johnson and Artie Shaw Bands, Phil Woods, Dave
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Band, Trombone
Jeff Hoyer
Jeff Hoyer holds a B.S. in Music Education from Missouri State University and has studied jazz and composition extensively with internationally renowned jazz trombonist and composer Hall Crook. His unique background
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Band, Trumpet/Arranger
Walter Platt
Walter Platt has performed and, or, recorded with Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The O’Jays, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, New
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