Camden County Government: All-Camden County Middle School Honor Band

Collingswood NJ

31 March, 2022

8:06 PM

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Press release from the Camden County Government: March 29, 2022 On April 2nd at 7 pm, the sound of music will gloriously fill the air as 84 budding musicians perform during the All-Camden County 2022 Middle School Honor Band Concert at the Gloucester Township Campus of Camden County Technical Schools. This concert band is comprised of seventh and eighth grade musicians from middle schools throughout Camden County. The students were selected by nomination and were identified as the most enthusiastic and talented members of their middle school band programs by their music teachers. This annual event, coordinated by Mr. Douglas Schmidt, Instrumental Music Instructor and Band Director at Camden County Technical Schools, was first held in 2020 but was not held in 2021 due to COVID. "The students rehearsed in sections during the past four weeks, but all the members will rehearse together for the very first time for only a few hours on the night before the concert. They will meet again for a few hours on the day of the concert culminating with the final performance at 7 pm. It shows you what hard work and dedication can produce. I couldn't be prouder," said Mr. Schmidt. The Honor Band will perform the following selections: Participating Students and their Music Teachers: ANN A. MULLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Andrew Owens, Instrumental Music Teacher Miles Allen, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone Alanna Bell, 7th Grade, Flute Keiara Bey-Splawn, 7th Grade, Trombone Blair Duckrey-Furbert, 8th Grade, Tenor Saxophone Adam He, 7th Grade, Keyboard Percussion Declan Koreck, 7th Grade, Trombone Ryan Pancoast, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion Iam Roberson, 7th Grade, Clarinet Leila Williams, 8th Grade, Flute AUDUBON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Lee DeLoach, Band Director Noah Davis, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone Georgios Kappatos, 8th Grade, Clarinet Rylan Kucharski, 8th Grade, Trombone BERLIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, Timothy Trout, Instrumental Music Teacher Alyssa Embrey, 7th Grade, Flute Nathan Fean, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone Jacob Kelly, 7th Grade, Bass Clarinet DJ Lewis, 7th Grade, Tenor Saxophone Adam Williams, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone CHARLES W. LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, Thomas Nichols, Instrumental Music Teacher Hana Hemmings, 8th Grade, Flute Emily Keith, 7th Grade, Horn Michael Onochie, 7th Grade, Trombone Giada Pace, 8th Grade, Clarinet Grace Prendergast, 8th Grade, Clarinet Lauren Stanz, 7th Grade, Trombone Sabrina Weaver, 8th Grade, Trumpet CLEMENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Bryan Williams, Teacher of Music Petr Anderson, 8th Grade, Clarinet Rebecca Blank, 8th Grade, Flute Amanda Blitz, 7th Grade, Trumpet Joseph Calderon, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone Jason Pedersen, 8th Grade, Clarinet Pearce Reid, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion Joshua Weaver, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion FOLSOM SCHOOL, Lauren Schmidt, Music Teacher & Band Director Charlotte DeLeon, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion Willow DeLeon, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone Matthew Hoyer, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion James Leavens, 7th Grade, Clarinet Vincent Palermo, 8th Grade, Trumpet Dominick Rolando, 8th Grade, Baritone Saxophone Ella Way, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone HADDON HEIGHTS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, William Schoch, Band Director Ian Bomgardner, 8th Grade, Trumpet Jake Dillon, 8th Grade, Tenor Saxophone Nora Miller, 7th Grade, Clarinet Jonathan Rojas, 8th Grade, Euphonium Moira Schroeder, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion Nicholas Stango, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone HOME SCHOOL (Barrington) Ethan Wagner, 8th Grade, Trumpet HOWARD M. PHIFER MIDDLE SCHOOL, William Wenglicki, Band Director Maureen Rowan, 8th Grade, Flute MAGNOLIA PUBLIC SCHOOL, Barbara Schneider, Music Teacher & Band Director Sophie Haughwout, 7th Grade, Battery Percussion Olivia Satchell, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone Connor Sliwoski, 7th Grade, Trumpet Luciana Staffieri, 7th Grade, Battery Percussion MARY E. VOLZ MIDDLE SCHOOL, Melissa Maatje, Music Teacher & Band Director Bryanna Aljoe, 8th Grade, Flute Priscilla Guerrero, 8th Grade, Clarinet Nicholas Mazzone, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion Jack McCann, 8th Grade, Trumpet Kenia Medina, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone Keyla Mendez, 8th Grade, Clarinet Sophie Stainker, 8th Grade, Flute MERCHANTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Vanessa Van Sciver, Band Director Marlowe Freeman, 7th Grade, Trumpet OUR LADY OF HOPE REGIONAL SCHOOL, Michael Binkins, Music Teacher Evan Ploski, 7th Grade, Battery Percussion PINE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, Erica Burr, Director of Instrumental Music Jeffrey Boyd, 8th Grade, Baritone Saxophone Sophia Burgos, 8th Grade, Flute Domenic Jeffries, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion Stevie McGarvey, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone Brianna Parker, 8th Grade, Keyboard Percussion Connor Pusey-Sweeney, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone Justin Yeater, 7th Grade, Flute SOMERDALE PARK SCHOOL, Steven Terry, Music Teacher & Band Director Shayna Danica Chua, 8th Grade, Clarinet Terry Cole, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone Geovanna Escobar, 7th Grade, Trumpet Zachary Hooper, 7th Grade, Clarinet Kevin Morrison, Jr., 7th Grade, Battery Percussion Jalynn Scott, 7th Grade, Trumpet Ayden Vuich, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone VOORHEES MIDDLE SCHOOL, Matthew Totora, Band Director Bella Curtis, 8th Grade, Flute Isaiah Gallagher, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone Isabella Giansanti, 8th Grade, Flute Sree Gunachandran, 8th Grade, Flute Evan Liang, 7th Grade, Alto Saxophone Caleb Moore, 8th Grade, Battery Percussion Leyla Rojas, 8th Grade, Flute Madeleine Siri, 8th Grade, Flute Viha Vijayapuri, 8th Grade, Alto Saxophone WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, Bethany Bantle, Band Director Benjamin Beard, 7th Grade, Battery Percussion Sofia DeRosa, 8th Grade, Trumpet "I congratulate the talented seventh and eighth grade musicians from across Camden County who will perform in the second annual All–Camden County Middle School Honor Band," said Pat Fitzgerald, Superintendent of the Camden County Technical Schools. "It is a high honor for these students to have been chosen to participate in this event from among all the musicians in their school bands. I am delighted that they enjoyed themselves during the rehersals, made new friends, and will have life-long memories from the experience." The Music Academy at the Gloucester Township Campus of CCTS consists of high school musicians dedicated to their love of music, the pursuit of academic and musical excellence, and the demonstration of superior character. Mr. Schmidt teaches his students not only on their primary instruments, but on many secondary instruments within a four-year course of study. Instrumental Music Academy students study piano, written music theory, aural music theory, ear training and sight singing, and composition. They also participate in handbell choir, and perform public concerts for the community several times each year. The two high schools that comprise the Camden County Technical School District (CCTS) provide career training programs, academic courses, and extracurricular activities to students in grades nine through twelve. The Gloucester Township Campus is located on Berlin Cross Keys Road in Sicklerville. The Pennsauken Campus is located on Browning Road in Pennsauken. Because CCTS is a public high school, there is no charge to attend CCTS for high school students who live in Camden County. This press release was produced by the Camden County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.