NJSMA North Jersey
School Music Association
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Gregory Mulford and Lewis Kelly Band Division Co-Chairs Congratulations to all students who successfully auditioned for the NJSMA region bands and to all the di- rectors that helped with auditions, re- hearsals and concerts. NJSMA would not be able to provide these wonder- ful opportunities for students without the support and encouragement from their sponsoring directors. The Junior High School Concert
will be March 6, 2016 at Northern Valley Demarest High School. Jeffrey Conrad, band director at Eisenhower Middle School, will conduct the In- termediate Band, and the Junior Band will be under the direction of Mark Donellan, band director at Paramus High School.
This year’s High School Region
Concert Band Festival will be held April 5-7. Hosts include Morristown, West Essex, Hanover Park, Mt. Olive and West Orange High Schools. The Junior High School Concert Band Festival will be held April 21 at West Essex High School and Westwood Jr./ Sr. High School. Thank you to all our hosts and all participating ensembles. Special thanks to our festival coordi- nators John Maiello, Pete Bauer and James Lawrence.
The fifth annual NJSMA Elemen-
tary Band Festival will take place on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at South Or- ange Middle School. Sixth graders from north jersey that have been nom- inated by their directors will rehearse and perform a concert in a one-day festival. Bands will be conducted by Don Van Teyens, Ringwood Public
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Schools, and Jeanette Basilicato, An- thony Wayne Middle School. Special thanks to our festival coordinator Jen- nifer Wise and librarians Dan Halpern and Brian Michalowski. Please check
www.njsma.com for updated and detailed information.
Lisa Wichman
NJSMA Elementary Chairperson The NJSMA Elementary Music
Division is hosting an Elementary Choral Celebration at Drew Univer- sity on Tuesday, May 31. Elementary Choirs from schools in Region 1 are invited to participate. Our guest clini- cians are Jason Bishop and Deborah Mello. More details can be found on the NJSMA webpage. In addition, plans are underway for our 2nd Annual Columbus Day Professional Day. Please check back on the NJSMA Elementary page for in- formation.
South Jersey Band And Orchestra Directors Association
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SJBODA
of SJBODA. On January 10th our Senior High School Orchestra and Ju- nior High String Ensemble performed at Rowan University and the follow- ing week our Senior High Wind En- semble and Senior High Symphonic Band performed at the same venue. Their music was beautiful and the result of the many excellent music teachers and programs throughout our region. The conductors for these con- certs were Paul Bryan (Curtis Institute of Music), Tim Schwarz (Rowan Uni- versity), Tom McCauley (Montclair University) and Scott Visco (Point
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he past few months have been very exciting and re- warding for the members
Pleasant Borough HS). The coordina- tors for these performances were Mark Kadetsky (Fernwood Avenue MS) and Nichole DelNero (Toms River HS South). The managers of the Or- chestra and the String Ensemble were Amanda Lakits (Hamilton Township Schools), Don Wittenwiler (Charter Tech HS) and Marlee Ernst (Chelsea Heights School). The managers of the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band were Matt Holmberg (Lacey Town- ship HS), Nicole Baldelli (Mill Pond School),
Lisa Simone (Hopper Av-
enue Elementary), and Carlye Waniak (Dawes Avenue School). Our hosts for these concerts were Sal Scarpa and Rick Dammers. The equipment man- ager for both of these events was Karyn Park (Williamstown MS). Congratulations to Sara Corson
(A. P. Schalick HS) who received the 2016 SJBODA orchestra scholarship and Luke Bakanas (Shawnee HS) who was the recipient of the band scholar- ship. We wish these students and all of our seniors continued success in their future endeavors.
Our 9th Annual Chamber Ensem-
ble Concert took place on February 10th and was hosted by Keith Hodg- son and the Mainland TRI-M Music Honor Society Chapter. The ensemble coaches were Brass: Ben Fong, (Reeds Road ES), Percussion: Vince Gat- tinella (Resonance School), Sax: Jon Porco (Absegami HS), Woodwind: Joe Brausam (Mill Pond ES), Clarinet: Amanda Latkits (Hamilton Township Schools), Flute: Roberta Beckler (Egg Harbor Township School District, re- tired) and Tuba/Euphonium: Patrick O’Keefe (Smithville ES). This event was coordinated by Keith Hodgson (Mainland Regional HS).
Once again our Junior High Band auditions, held at Southern Regional Middle School, were a successful
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