{"id":110962,"date":"2022-02-01T22:19:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T03:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110962"},"modified":"2022-02-01T22:19:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T03:19:58","slug":"10th-annual-high-school-jazz-band-showcase-returns-to-steelstacks-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110962","title":{"rendered":"10TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND SHOWCASE RETURNS TO STEELSTACKS CAMPUS"},"content":{"rendered":"

ArtsQuest will host this competition in February featuring 21 local and regional bands<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

BETHLEHEM, Pa.\u2014 ArtsQuest is proud to announce the return of the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual\u00a0SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase<\/a>\u00a0presented by\u00a0King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC<\/a>\u00a0with broadcast partner\u00a0Service Electric.<\/a>\u00a0ArtsQuest, in partnership with\u00a0Moravian University<\/a>, will host 21 local and regional high school bands live on\u00a0Sun., Feb. 20 and Sun., Feb. 27.<\/strong>\u00a0Face coverings will be required to attend this event. Tickets for the event\u2019s preliminary rounds are $7 per-session and on sale now at\u00a0steelstacks.org<\/a>\u00a0or by calling the box office at 610.332.3378.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur law firm is exceedingly proud of our partnership with ArtsQuest and the High School Jazz Band Showcase,\u201d said John Freund, KingSpry Education Law Practice Chair. \u201cMusic is a gateway to so many great things, and it is a great feeling to know we\u2019re helping these students have a fantastic experience that will launch them toward a bright future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scholastic jazz groups from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will perform in front of a live audience and judging panel comprised of music educators. This annual competition is a music-in-education partnership between ArtsQuest and the Moravian University Music Department’s Jazz Studies Program. Preliminaries are set Feb. 20 and Sun., Feb. 27 with finals to be held on Sun., March 27 at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a huge relief to begin the High School Jazz Band Showcase again! The last two years have provided unprecedented challenges for all performers, professionals and students alike,\u201d Dr. Neil Wetzel Jazz Band Showcase Educational Director and Director of Jazz Studies, Moravian University said. \u201cArtsQuest’s\u00a0continued support of performing arts education programs provides opportunities to aspiring musicians and educators; especially on such a prestigious platform like the Musikfest Caf\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scheduled competitors for\u00a0Sun., Feb 20 noon session<\/strong>\u00a0include Kutztown High School, The Hill School, LaSalle College High School Band, LaSalle College High School \u2013 Lab Band and Delaware Valley High School (Pa.).\u00a0Sun., Feb 20 4 p.m. session<\/strong>\u00a0include Bangor Area High School, Wilson Area High School, William Tennent High School and Delaware Valley High School (N.J.).<\/p>\n

Scheduled competitors for\u00a0Sun., Feb. 27 noon session<\/strong>\u00a0include Brandywine Heights High School, Upper Moreland High School, Central Bucks High School South, North Penn High School Columbia Jazz Band, North Penn High School Navy Jazz Band and Warren Hills High School.\u00a0\u00a0Sun., Feb. 27 4 p.m. session<\/strong>\u00a0include Freedom High School, Quakertown High School, Pocono Mountain East High School, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, Saucon Valley High School and Easton High School.C<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information or to purchase tickets for the event\u2019s preliminary rounds visit\u00a0steelstacks.org<\/a>. Face coverings will be required to attend this event. Visit\u00a0artsquest.org\/safety\u202ffor<\/a>\u00a0the latest updates.<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n

Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50 percent of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of NIVA, the\u00a0National Independent Venue Association<\/a>\u00a0and NATO, the\u00a0National Association of Theatre Owners.<\/a><\/p>\n

 
\nInformation provided to TVL by:
\nNicole Harrell
\nArtsQuest Director of Communications
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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