Mellon Middle School Bands
6thGrade,7thGrade,8thGradeBands
&WindEnsemble
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Mellon Middle School Auditorium 7:30 PM
Program
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade Bands & Wind Ensemble
JasonL.Cheskawich~Director
WindEnsemble
ParadeoftheBumblingWoodenSoldiers DavidShaffer
SantatheBarbarian:Snowpocalypse RandallD.Standridge
6thGradeBand
KingsburyMarch ChuckElledge&BrucePearson
ThreeThemesfromtheNutcracker PeterIlyichTschaikowsky/Arr.PaulCook 1. March 2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 3. Trepak
Tweet,Boom,Crash JohnEdmondson
7thGradeBand
ArchofTriumph(FrenchMarch) JohnnieVinson
HanukkahDance(Sevivon) Arr.MattConaway
TheGhostLightsofNewtonCounty JohnPrescott
Flash
CanterburySketches
8thGradeBand
PreludeandPrimalDanse
MichaelStory
JasonTaurins
EdHuckeby
LetitSnow!LetitSnow!LetitSnow! WordsSammyCahn/MusicJuleStyne
Arr.JohnnieVinson
Tonight’s concert is being digitally recorded. To ensure a noise-free recording, please turn off all electronic devices and keep extra noise to a minimum.
6thGradeBandPersonnel
FLUTE
ShaneLee
RishikaMahapatra
SamuelMorris
HollySchnirel
DarcyStohner
CLARINET
WilliamAtwood
LucasDeng
DaniellaHerrera
UrijahJones
GloriaKoeppel
EvangelineMago
EllieMilford
KyleMontgomery
RoryQuinn
RuthReidy
LucyVignovich
ALTO
SAXOPHONE
KasperKellerman
NoahMcBride
AlexanderVarholla
TRUMPET
JacksonBeckjord
AndrewBurich
BradyChausse
NicholasGaetano
BradleyGuth
BrigidKochel
JohnLawrence
OwenMaidman
ClaraMcRee
CalebMurage
LukeRattan
TrippRenne
HenrySink
ChanceSmith
AveryWriede
JoaquinYamunaque
HORN
MaxwellHoughton
AlexKulasa
TROMBONE
WilliamBeker
DirkCarroll
MilaniaHampton
EllaWatson
CharlesWebler
NathanWicker
BARITONE
RohanParekh
VioletStasnek
TUBA
BrandonLaskovich
PERCUSSION
SamuelBrown
LucasBurton
ReidCarlson
CarolynDavies
BenjaminDilling
EthanGreenman
AnthonyHadley
SawyerMcKown
MilesPeak
ReevePratt
JaxonSamreny
RileySinning
EmiliaStroud
TheodoreTan
BenjaminWatts
7thGradeBandPersonnel
FLUTE
SofiaAlam
KiyanBair1
AbigailBecker1
AudreyCooley
VictoriaDumitrasc
NadiaHeineman1
KennedyMays
UchayeOrife
AradhanaPradeep
EllaSvitek
GwendolynVogt
CLARINET
HarperAltrogge
AbigailBoisvert1
JulianaDePlato
OliviaLopez
MyrielleDaneliNaval1
MaxPedrazzoli
DrewRowland
AvaWillan1
BASSCLARINET
EsaAcheson1
ALTO
SAXOPHONE
MaximSmoller
GabrielPetrillo
LucyHurley1
NathanHrivnak
GarrettGlynn
DexterBoczkowski
WilliamAllen
TENOR
SAXOPHONE
JoaquinCoriolan
TRUMPET
KarlBecker1
CarmineBosco1
AugustDanley
CalvinGlessner
TylerJohnson
HenryKohler
MichaelLevinthal
EleanorMitcham1
JulianaSkoko
FinnSnodgrass1
CalvinWhite
JamesZamaris
TROMBONE
OwenBarber
JohnGroff
AndrewGrumbine
GioacchinoSurkosky1
GabrielWalker
BARITONE
AndrewTighe
HenryTrau
SolomonUmbras
VioletWeir
MilesWilcox
PERCUSSION
SilasBeer
AdamCaron
DylanChung
SawyerDecock
MaxDiegelmann
AustinFilsinger
DelaneyGraybill1
NathanHackett
HazelHernandez
OliverHoffman
JackJarosz
JeremiahLaFlair
AndersLerach1
VincentMansell
PierceMcNabb
RyanMistretta
CooperPretsch
JamesWalker
ChandlerWard
AthenaZivkovic
8thGradeBandPersonnel
FLUTE
AgnesAlexander1
BridgetBattenfelder
KatherineHamilton
TamsinHolliday
BASSOON
HazelBrowne1
CLARINET
SabineDuMont1
BASSCLARINET
EmmaFox
ALTO
SAXOPHONE
AndrewDivine1
JacobGuszkiewicz1
TENOR
SAXOPHONE
LinneaEngman1
BARITONE
SAXOPHONE
EliLasus1,2
TRUMPET
AnnaMontgomery1
EmmettNilsen
HORN
PeterAtwood
TROMBONE
AnthonyCosentino
SydneyDewey
CharlesGaglione
AbbottPiontkowski
TUBA
AmeliaSiemianowski1,2
PERCUSSION
ColinBozick1
AbigailCerci
EvinGreenman1
StuartMonocello
AbouttheMt.LebanonBandProgram
TheMt.LebanonSchoolDistrictoffersinstructiononbandinstrumentsbeginninginfourth grade.Studentsaregivensmallgroupinstructionandensembleexperienceattheelementary level,thenmoveontothemiddleandhighschoolprogramswheretheirensembleeducation continues.Theeighth-gradebandsparticipateinanannualadjudicationfestivalandarerated accordingtonationalandstatestandardsinmusiceducation,wheretheyhaveconsistently receivedSuperiorratings.SeniorHighstudentsparticipateinPennsylvaniaMusicEducators Associationfestivals,suchasDistrict,Region,State,andHonorsEnsembles Mt Lebanon StudentshavealsoperformedintheNAfMEAll-EasternFestival,BandsofAmericaHonor Band,andtheMusicforAllHonorBandofAmerica
TheMt.LebanonHighSchoolWindEnsembleperformedduringthe2024PMEAConferencein Erie.Theyalsoperformedatthe2019PMEA/NAfMEEasternDivisionConferenceinPittsburgh. In2018theWindEnsembleperformedatthePMEAAnnualIn-ServiceConferenceinLancaster. Additionalperformancesincludethe2017and2012MusicForAllNationalFestivalin Indianapolis,CarnegieHallinNewYorkCityin2015,andthe2013PMEAAnnualIn-Service ConferenceinErie InhonorofMusicinOurSchoolsMonth,theWindEnsemblewasinvitedto performatthePennsylvaniaStateCapitolinHarrisburgin2023
Proudoftheirlong-standingtraditionofmarchingandmusicalexcellence,theMt.Lebanon“Blue Devil”MarchingBandisthelargestco-curricularactivityintheMt.LebanonSchoolDistrict. TheMarchingBandisaseasonedtravelerandhasappearedinmanytelevisedevents,suchasthe NewYorkCitySt.Patrick’sDayParade,SanDiegoBigBayBalloonParade,ChicagoSt. Patrick’sDayParade,andmultipleBCSBowlGames.TheyarealsoarepeatperformeratWalt DisneyWorld’sMagicKingdom.Locally,theBlueDevilshaveperformedforthePittsburgh Penguins,PittsburghSteelers,PittsburghLight-UpNight,Mt.LebanonLight-UpNight,Mt. LebanonPumpkinPatchParade,BloomfieldCitizen’sCouncilHalloweenParade,Kennywood FallFantasyParade,andtheSouthHillsMemorialDayParade Inaddition,thebandparticipated inboththe2016and2017PittsburghPenguinsStanleyCupParades TheBlueDevilMarching BandperformedatWaltDisneyWorldinthespringof2022andattheBandsofAmerica Mid-AtlanticRegionalandLincolnMemorialinthefallof2022 Inthefallof2023,they performedattheBandsofAmericaToledoRegionalandRockandRollHallofFame TheBlue DevilsalsoplacedfirstinClassAAAatthe2023and2024PIMBAChampionships Thiswas achievedinonlytheirfourthyearofparticipationinthelocalcompetitivecircuit Inaddition,they mostrecentlyaddedaPepBandtofurthersupportourvarsityathleticteamsthroughoutthe schoolyear.
OursincerehopeandgoalisthatupongraduationallMt.Lebanonstudentstakewiththema lifelongappreciationofmusic Manyofourbandalumnicontinueusingtheirmusicaltalentsby participatingincollegeensemblesandthenasmembersofcommunitybandsandorchestras Still, othersgoontobeoutstandingmusiceducators,technicians,andperformersinthefield,thus passingourmissionontofuturegenerationsofmusicians
Acknowledgments
Mr.PierceCook~MellonMiddleSchoolOrchestraDirector
Mrs.MarloRankin~MellonMiddleSchoolChoirDirector
Mr.BrettMcCutcheon~HighSchoolBandDirector
Ms.KristaWagner~JeffersonMiddleSchoolBandDirector
Mr RyanSmith~ElementaryBandDirector
Dr RogerTabler~ElementaryBandDirector
Mrs KaraWockley~ElementaryBandDirector
Mr RonLoVerde~AssistantMarchingBandDirector
Mr BrendanHiggins~AssistantMarchingBandDirector
Mrs StephanieEnedy~AssistantMarchingBandDirector
Mr JeremyDeLuca~DirectorofPercussion
Mr EthanLaPlaca~HighSchoolChoirDirector/ChairofSecondaryFineArtsDepartment
AceDelfosse~ProgramCoverDesign
Mrs MichelleFiley~BuildingSecretary
Ms JanineHalferty~AttendanceSecretary
Mrs.JoelleKlaber~GuidanceSecretary
Mr.JohnHammerandMellonCustodialStaff FineArtsFaculty~SupportandAssistance Faculty,Staff&Parents~ContinuedSupportoftheArts
Mt.LebanonBandBuilders
BuildingAdministration
Dr.ChristopherWolfson~Principal
Dr.GinaMahouski~AssistantPrincipal
BoardofSchoolDirectors
Ms.ValerieM.Fleisher~President
Mrs.ErinC.Gentzel~VicePresident
Mrs.MelindaS.Berdyck
Mrs.BrennaCrable
Mrs.EvaGelman
Ms.ClaireB.Guth
Mr.ToddA.Hoffman
Ms.AnnamariaA.Johnson
Mr.JacobW.Wyland
ThomasP.Peterson~Solicitor
Mrs.KimberlyWalters~BoardSecretary
CentralAdministration
Dr MelissaR Friez~SuperintendentofSchools
Dr RonaldP Davis~AssistantSuperintendentforSecondaryEducation
Dr JosephSciullo~AssistantSuperintendentforElementaryEducation