899 Horsham Road, Horsham PA
Wednesday December 21st - 7:00PM
Jazz Band, String Orch, Concert Bands and Choirs
Support your local musicians!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Winter Concerts!
Tonight! 730pm in the Wissahickon HS Auditorium
The WHS String Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band
Free admission!
Tonight! 730pm in the Upper Moreland HS Auditorium
Winter Concert!
Check your local High Schools web page or calendar!
Also, next Tuesday December 20th also at WHS, the Winter Jazz Concert
Featuring 3 Jazz Big Bands and a Jazz Combo performing the works of Ellington, Basie, Jobim, Buddy Rich, Cab Calloway and many others! 730pm Auditorium Free Admission!
The WHS String Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band
Free admission!
Tonight! 730pm in the Upper Moreland HS Auditorium
Winter Concert!
Check your local High Schools web page or calendar!
Also, next Tuesday December 20th also at WHS, the Winter Jazz Concert
Featuring 3 Jazz Big Bands and a Jazz Combo performing the works of Ellington, Basie, Jobim, Buddy Rich, Cab Calloway and many others! 730pm Auditorium Free Admission!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
College Bands to the fore!
Hey Music Fans!
Don't know if you've noticed BUT there have been a proliferation of College Marching Bands performing at High Schools all over the area this fall! What a boon for our teenagers!
The three I have seen certainly provide an excellent cross section of marching styles and musical selections. One would hope that our young musicians are inspired to join one of these very fine organizations!
It is also fantastic to see the teenager's faces light up when they see a 150-250 piece Marching Band take the field. None of our current marchers were around for those heady days of the late 1970's, 80's and early 90's when their very own schools had marching bands that size and bigger.
(Why exactly this is I will explore in a later post...)
College Bands of note who have performed or will perform in our area this fall:
(please see the Tournament of Bands and USSBA sites for their schedules)
9/10 @ Wissahickon HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Kutztown University Marching Unit, Director Prof. Daniel Neuenschwander
The show was FANTASTIC all classical! Nessun Dorma ! Woot!
9/17 @ Upper Dublin HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Pennsylvania State University Blue Band, Director O. Richard Bundy
Incredibly entertaining! SO many Sousaphones! OMG that lead twirler!
9/17 @ Hempfield HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Millersville University Marauder Marching Band, Director Josh Decker
9/17 @ Martinsburg HS Tournament of Bands Show
9/24 @ Greencastle-Antrim HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Shippensburg University Red Raider Marching Band, Director Trevor R. Famulare
Shepherd University Ram Band
Swing music hipsters!....selections from Chicago and Brian Setzer!
9/30 @ Norristown HS Roosevelt Field Football Game
The Bowie State University Symphony of Soul, Director, Adolph Wright
It is not every day gentle reader that a Traditionally Black College sends it's band this far afield!
Twice as loud as there were people and so enthusiastic! LOVED it!
10/1 Lancaster Catholic HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Millersville University Marauder Marching Band, Director Josh Decker
10/1 Owen J. Roberts HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Temple University Diamond Marching Band, Director Matt Brunner
10/22 Conrad Weiser HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
Lebanon Valley College Pride of the Valley Marching Band
10/29 Coatesville HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Luken's Band, Manager, Mike Givler
BONUS!!!! Community Band!!!!!
11/5 Hatboro-Horsham HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Millersville University Marauder Marching Band, Director Josh Decker
Get out there and support our young musicians and their elder partners!
Don't know if you've noticed BUT there have been a proliferation of College Marching Bands performing at High Schools all over the area this fall! What a boon for our teenagers!
The three I have seen certainly provide an excellent cross section of marching styles and musical selections. One would hope that our young musicians are inspired to join one of these very fine organizations!
It is also fantastic to see the teenager's faces light up when they see a 150-250 piece Marching Band take the field. None of our current marchers were around for those heady days of the late 1970's, 80's and early 90's when their very own schools had marching bands that size and bigger.
(Why exactly this is I will explore in a later post...)
College Bands of note who have performed or will perform in our area this fall:
(please see the Tournament of Bands and USSBA sites for their schedules)
9/10 @ Wissahickon HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Kutztown University Marching Unit, Director Prof. Daniel Neuenschwander
The show was FANTASTIC all classical! Nessun Dorma ! Woot!
9/17 @ Upper Dublin HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Pennsylvania State University Blue Band, Director O. Richard Bundy
Incredibly entertaining! SO many Sousaphones! OMG that lead twirler!
9/17 @ Hempfield HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Millersville University Marauder Marching Band, Director Josh Decker
9/17 @ Martinsburg HS Tournament of Bands Show
Swing music hipsters!....selections from Chicago and Brian Setzer!
9/24 @ Greencastle-Antrim HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Shippensburg University Red Raider Marching Band, Director Trevor R. Famulare
Shepherd University Ram Band
Swing music hipsters!....selections from Chicago and Brian Setzer!
9/30 @ Norristown HS Roosevelt Field Football Game
The Bowie State University Symphony of Soul, Director, Adolph Wright
It is not every day gentle reader that a Traditionally Black College sends it's band this far afield!
Twice as loud as there were people and so enthusiastic! LOVED it!
10/1 Lancaster Catholic HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Millersville University Marauder Marching Band, Director Josh Decker
10/1 Owen J. Roberts HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Temple University Diamond Marching Band, Director Matt Brunner
10/22 Conrad Weiser HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
Lebanon Valley College Pride of the Valley Marching Band
10/29 Coatesville HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Luken's Band, Manager, Mike Givler
BONUS!!!! Community Band!!!!!
11/5 Hatboro-Horsham HS Cavalcade of Bands Marching Band Show
The Millersville University Marauder Marching Band, Director Josh Decker
Get out there and support our young musicians and their elder partners!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Band goodness this weekend!
Hey Music Fans!
There are TONS of HS Marching Bands performing tonight at area High School stadiums!
Oh, and there might be a football game too?
Go on out and support your local band!
In other news, the Montgomery County Honors String Orchestra had it's first rehearsal this week!
The concert is coming up on November 11th (Veteran's Day 2011) at Spring-Ford HS. More details to follow!
There are TONS of HS Marching Bands performing tonight at area High School stadiums!
Oh, and there might be a football game too?
Go on out and support your local band!
In other news, the Montgomery County Honors String Orchestra had it's first rehearsal this week!
The concert is coming up on November 11th (Veteran's Day 2011) at Spring-Ford HS. More details to follow!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Plymouth Whitemarsh Marhing Band Show Saturday 10/1 !!
Here is some information about our good friends over at good old PW!
Go to the show!!!!
Here's a link to the various participating school's bands and their performance times:
Plymouth Whitemarsh
Marching Colonials
The Plymouth Whitemarsh Marching Colonials are proud to present their 2011 show entitled The American Dream. Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” and Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” guide us through the ultimate sacrifice of fighting for our freedoms. The dream is further realized by finding love and a sense of community in Pete Seeger’s classic “Turn, Turn, Turn” and the popular hit “21 Guns” by Green Day. “Railroad,” an original percussion feaure by William Woodward and Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R” remind us that the dream cannot be found without honest work. Alan Silvestri’s “Forest Gump Theme” bookends the story with “The American Dream Finale” arranged and composed by Tonia Kaufman for the final staging with the iconic white picket fence.
Senior members of the Marching Colonials include Jocelyn Frye, Jake Gadd, Alyssa Melasecca, Nick Oakes, Gaby Peel, Andrew Rexroth, Tony Schultz and Jill Seitz.
The band is under the direction of Tonia Kaufman. Additional staff includes Jeff Phipps, assistant band director and drill writer; Bobbey Biddle, guard caption head; William Woodward, percussion caption head; Mark O’Neill, drumline instructor; Danielle Dilks, guard instructor; Joe Spena, brass instructor; Chris Tascione, guard designer and instructor; Sarah Franzone, guard tech; Chuck Gallagher, bass drum tech; and Joe Heininger, consultant. Custom guard costumes designed by Joe Heininger for A Wish Come True. Voiceovers are by Jeff Phipps and Leah Phipps.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
I hear drums and smell bus exhaust...
Yes gentle readers, it's that annual ritual we all love and love to hate! Marching Band Season is upon us!
After countless hours of teeth-nashing, eye-rolling, name-calling, tears, sweat and hilarity....Marching Band staffs across the area are getting their fall shows onto the field.
Of course you'll see your Marching Bands at your football games for sure but in addition to that, many schools field Competitive Marching Bands. That of course means a whole other level of infrastructure, rehearsal, planning, design and logistics.
If you were wondering where these Competitions are held, below are links to the three main organizations that sponsor and adjudicate these contests.
For those of you who might no be aware of the elaborate system that has developed in our area for this musical/aerobic activity, the sites below also describe their purpose.
For an historical recounting, this site, does a fine job.
In our area, both the Cavalcade of Bands and the Tournament of Bands Associations have roots back to the mid-1970's. There are plenty of grand kids of former Marching Band members now in the band themselves around here! Additionally, the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) / Youth Education in the Arts (YEA) sponsor local contests....
If you've never seen a High School Marching Band show, please get to one ASAP! The students and adults involved engage in a labor of love that has become increasingly rare in our 21st century digital age. It is beyond remarkable what these young folks are capable of week after week from mid-August until early November.
A few shows of note next weekend:
10/1 Blue Mountain CBA
10/1 Central Bucks South USSBA
10/1 Spring-Ford TOB
After countless hours of teeth-nashing, eye-rolling, name-calling, tears, sweat and hilarity....Marching Band staffs across the area are getting their fall shows onto the field.
Of course you'll see your Marching Bands at your football games for sure but in addition to that, many schools field Competitive Marching Bands. That of course means a whole other level of infrastructure, rehearsal, planning, design and logistics.
Best of luck to all the Marching Bands this fall, competitive and otherwise!
If you were wondering where these Competitions are held, below are links to the three main organizations that sponsor and adjudicate these contests.
For those of you who might no be aware of the elaborate system that has developed in our area for this musical/aerobic activity, the sites below also describe their purpose.
For an historical recounting, this site, does a fine job.
In our area, both the Cavalcade of Bands and the Tournament of Bands Associations have roots back to the mid-1970's. There are plenty of grand kids of former Marching Band members now in the band themselves around here! Additionally, the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) / Youth Education in the Arts (YEA) sponsor local contests....
If you've never seen a High School Marching Band show, please get to one ASAP! The students and adults involved engage in a labor of love that has become increasingly rare in our 21st century digital age. It is beyond remarkable what these young folks are capable of week after week from mid-August until early November.
A few shows of note next weekend:
10/1 Blue Mountain CBA
10/1 Central Bucks South USSBA
10/1 Spring-Ford TOB
Hello Music fans!
Hello and welcome to the inaugural post about High School Music and Musicians in Montgomery County Pennsylvania! On this site, I'll do my best to point out the amazing and inspirational goings on in the various High School Music Departments in our area. There are many, so eventually you'll see your favorite in the spotlight!
As readers of this already know, the sheer scale and excellence of the myriad musical offerings at our county secondary schools rivals that of any area in the United States. Busy Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Choir and Marching Band directors and conductors often have little time to trumpet even the most treasured accomplishments of their fantastic music programs. I'll try to help!
As readers of this already know, the sheer scale and excellence of the myriad musical offerings at our county secondary schools rivals that of any area in the United States. Busy Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Choir and Marching Band directors and conductors often have little time to trumpet even the most treasured accomplishments of their fantastic music programs. I'll try to help!
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