On Saturday, March 2nd, the 2024 Schuylkill County Band Festival was held at Pine Grove Area High School.
Over 100 musicians from 12 of Schuylkill County's School Districts participated in the event led by Conductor Matthew Tenaglia.
The program included music from
- Affirmation- Randall Standridge
- March Of The Belgian Paratroopers- James Swearingen
- Chasing Sunlight- Cait Nishimura
- Halcyon Hearts- Katahj Copley
- Safely Rest- Nicole Piunno
- Into The Silent Land- Steve Danyew
- Salute To PMEA- AD Davenport
Musicians included:
Piccolo
- Ava Kramer (Tri-Valley)
Flute
- Emily Steidle (Pottsville)
- Victoria Ritz (Blue Mountain)
- Emma Seiger (Pottsville)
- Ava Kramer (Tri-Valley)
- Ravena Singh (North Schuylkill)
- Taylor Ott (Pine Grove)
- Hannah Ryscovyan (Minersville)
- Adrien Arthurton (Tamaqua)
- Riley Shultz (Pine Grove)
- Anya Halenz (Williams Valley)
- Alison Arthurton (Tamaqua)
- Bradyn Brothers (Tamaqua)
- Gabrielle Eroh (Tamaqua)
- Lillian Zimnicki (Pine Grove)
- Gabrielle Davis (Pottsville)
Oboe
- Landon Beers (Tri-Valley)
Bassoon
- Andi Betz (Tamaqua)
French Horn
- Emma Lutz (Blue Mountain)
- Michael Spotts (North Schuylkill)
- Sophia Wessner (Pine Grove)
- Bailey Pliska (Tamaqua)
- Katelyn DeRemer (Pine Grove)
- Jenelee Fernandez (Tamaqua)
Clarinet
- Madison Eroh (Pottsville)
- London White (North Schuylkill)
- Mia Artz (Tri-Valley)
- Shaina Ristila (Tamaqua)
- Ava Orlowsky (Pottsville)
- Megan Bassininsky (Blue Mountain)
- Lyma Dunbar (Tamaqua)
- Allyson Tebin (Blue Mountain)
- Kiera Bolkovich (Pottsville)
- Abigail Blehm (Blue Mountain)
- Rieleigh Purcell (Pine Grove)
- Madison Thomas (Pottsville)
- Rebecca Shultz (Pine Grove)
- Alivia Sillers (Mahanoy Area)
- Mark Wertz (Minersville)
- Adelle Ballay (Tri-Valley)
- Cadence Readinger Schuylkill Haven
- Miranda Seiger (Pottsville)
- Zaharra Hartranft (Blue Mountain)
- Josephine Kropp Shenandoah Valley
Bass Clarinet
- Meaghan Connors (North Schuylkill)
- Nicholas Barron (Tamaqua)
Contra Bass
- Livia Miller (Tamaqua)
Alto Sax
- Elijah Barnett (Blue Mountain)
- Autumn Fermaintt (Pottsville)
- Emilee Moore (North Schuylkill)
- Valeria Hernandez Shenandoah Valley
- Cole Hoak (Pottsville)
- Matthew Angelo Schuylkill Haven
- Allison Kelley (Pine Grove)
- Taylor Borkoskie (North Schuylkill)
- Grece Słane (Tamaqua)
- Toby Gudinas Shenandoah Valley
Tenor Sax
- Jesus Paniagua Perez Shenandoah Valley
- Hunter Chescavage (Pottsville)
- Trinity Davies (North Schuylkill)
- Amaris Means (Tamaqua)
- Hana Grimes (Pine Grove)
Bari Sax
- Luke Combs (North Schuylkill)
- Aidan Medica (Blue Mountain)
- Emalie Farrone (North Schuylkill)
Trumpet
- Bri Snyder (Tamaqua)
- Vincent Prestileo (Pottsville)
- Titus Smith (Williams Valley)
- Kylie Caudle (North Schuylkill)
- Jacob Corby (North Schuylkill)
- Amelia Dalkner (Blue Mountain)
- Kylie Tietsworth (Tri-Valley)
- Amber Lauffer Shenandoah Valley
- Liam Magdeburg (Blue Mountain)
- Wyatt Bradley (North Schuylkill)
- Victoria Hernandez Shenandoah Valley
- Thomas Graham (Tamaqua)
- Aaryn Rodnick (Blue Mountain)
- Stella Hall (Tri-Valley)
- Ayden Klinger (Williams Valley)
- Saul Recinos (Blue Mountain)
- Tyler Benshoff (Blue Mountain)
- George Lopez Vasquez (Shenandoah Valley)
- Shawn Kurtz (Pine Grove)
- Sofia Figueroa (Tamaqua)
- Sophia Palmieri (Nativity BVM)
- Riley Ott (Pine Grove)
Trombone
- Atticus Edwards (Tri-Valley)
- James Deaven (Blue Mountain)
- Gavin Eichert (Blue Mountain)
- Michael Prestileo (Pottsville)
- Nicholas Beltz (Tamaqua)
- Amber Lettich (Tri-Valley)
- Zachery Kurtz (Pine Grove)
Baritone BC
- Natalie Brown (Blue Mountain)
- Tyler Handwerk (Blue Mountain)
- Shane Hall (Pine Grove)
- Nathaniel Judd (Pine Grove)
- Jake Powers (Pottsville)
- Morgan Teetz (Tamaqua)
Tuba
- Benjamin Bux (Mahanoy Area)
- Jill Horvath (Pottsville)
- Eve Kurtz (Pine Grove)
- Gabrielle Hartzell (Tamaqua)
- Elijah Barnett (Blue Mountain)
String Bass
- Vincenzo Valentine (Tamaqua)
- Addison Lesher (North Schuylkill)
Percussion
- Tyler Sibbett (Pottsville)
- Hunter Ruch (Tamaqua)
- Evrett Walters (Pottsville)
- Brody Vaughn (Blue Mountain)
- Tyler Eckroth (Blue Mountain)
- James Murphy (Pottsville)
Timpani
- Aidan Miller (Blue Mountain)
Mallets
- Emma Shadle (Tri-Valley)
- Avery Setlock (Blue Mountain)
- Connor Snyder (Blue Mountain)
- Mollie Walker (Tamaqua)
2024 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY BAND DIRECTORS
- Blue Mountain High School - Christopher Jay Evans
- Mahanoy Area High School - Chelsea Ferraro
- Minersville Area Junior – Senior High School - Colleen Slovick
- Nativity BVM High School - Derek Seiger
- North Schuylkill Junior – Senior High School - Jacob M. Shoener
- Pottsville Area High School - Katelyn Reichard
- Pine Grove Area High School - Kenneth Gibson
- Schuylkill Haven Area High School - Caitlyn Biggs
- Shenandoah Valley Junior – Senior High School - John P. Shoener
- Tamaqua Area High School - Mark E. Beltz
- Tri-Valley High School - Karen Wiest
- Williams Valley Junior – Senior High School - Matthew Paul Haas