36 Seneca Valley Students Chosen For PA Honors Band

Eric Heyl
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CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — Seneca Valley had 36 students selected for the 2021 Pennsylvania Music Education Association District 5 Honors Band, reduced to 95 from 125 because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The 36 students were more than any other school in a four-county area.

The students went on to participate in a three-day festival that culminated with an in-person concert at Westminster College on Dec. 18.

This year’s honors band was guest conducted by Adam F. Brennan, director of bands and professor of percussion studies at Mansfield University.

Seneca Valley students selected were:

  • Leanne Abel – 3rd chair – Trombone

  • Connor Allen – 8th chair – Trumpet

  • Alaina Althouse – 2nd chair – French Horn

  • Paul Amado – 5th chair – Trombone

  • Paityn Armstrong – 2nd chair – Clarinet

  • Lucas Boyle – 6th chair – French Horn

  • Noah Bracht – 5th chair – Tuba

  • Jason Chen – 3rd chair – Flute

  • Emma Conrad – 2nd chair – Alto Saxophone

  • Kennaeya Fitzgerald – 17th chair – Clarinet

  • Rebekah Heltzell – 1st chair – Bass Clarinet

  • Elizabeth Hixon – 7th chair – Clarinet

  • Peter Ko – 1st chair – Alto Saxophone

  • Katelyn Livorse – 1st chair – Trombone

  • Katie Mack – 1st chair – Oboe

  • Tessa Markham – 7th chair – Flute

  • Colton Marley – 5th chair – Trumpet

  • Haley McKinney – 16th chair – Clarinet

  • Camyn Meanor – 7th chair – French Horn

  • Bailey Milanovich – 3rd chair – Alto Saxophone

  • Maggie Monahan – 5th chair – Clarinet

  • Sreya Padamati – 1st chair – Tenor Saxophone

  • Steven Patterson – 11th chair – Clarinet

  • Jackson Scherzer – 1st chair – Bari Saxophone

  • Bridget Scott – 7th chair – Trombone

  • Daniel Simoes – 2nd chair – Trumpet

  • Jonah Smeltzer – 2nd chair – Percussion

  • Katie Sylves – 3rd chair – Trumpet

  • Sydney Thompson – 4th chair – Clarinet

  • Zachary Tollerton – 7th chair – Trumpet

  • Eliana Topf – 10th chair – Flute

  • Kami Topf – 11th chair – Trumpet

  • Mackenzie Tunstall – 6th chair – Clarinet

  • Ray Walter – 4th chair – Trumpet

  • Taryn Wilson – 21st chair – Clarinet

  • Mark Wimer – 4th chair – Euphonium

To audition, students must be in at least ninth grade and prepare a piece from a predetermined college-level solo list selected by the directors of District 5, which includes Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties.

Directors at the secondary level include Varden Armstrong, Robert Babick, Sara Snyder and Brian Croach.

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This article originally appeared on the Cranberry Patch