{"id":141213,"date":"2025-03-26T00:29:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T04:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141213"},"modified":"2025-03-26T00:29:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T04:29:25","slug":"lehigh-valley-high-schools-shine-at-steelstacks-high-school-jazz-band-showcase-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141213","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley High Schools Shine at SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., March 25, 2025 \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is proud to have hosted the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0annual SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase Finals on March 23 in the Musikfest Caf\u00e9. Sponsored by King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC, the event featured jazz groups from Pennsylvania competing in front of a live audience and a panel of judges.<\/p>\n

After four preliminary rounds, seven ensembles advanced to the finals, where each band performed a 20-minute set.<\/p>\n

This project is supported by media partner, Service Electric Cable TV & Communications. The competition is a music-in-education program of ArtsQuest and the Moravian University Music Department\u2019s Jazz Studies Program.<\/p>\n

The results of the High School Jazz Band Showcase Finals are as follows:<\/p>\n

Section awards:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Reed Section: \u00a0Kutztown High School Jazz Ensemble
\nBest Trumpet Section: Easton High School Jazz Ensemble
\nBest Trombone Section: North Penn High School Navy Jazz Ensemble
\nBest Rhythm Section: Upper Moreland High School Jazz One\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Band Ratings:\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kutztown High School Jazz Band \u2014 Superior
\nNorth Penn High School Navy Jazz Band \u2014 Superior
\nUpper Moreland High School Jazz One \u2014 Superior
\nSouthern Lehigh High School Jazz Society \u2014 Excellent
\nNorth Penn High School Columbia Jazz Band \u2014 Superior
\nEaston Area High School Jazz Band \u2014 Superior
\nQuakertown Community High School Jazz Band \u2014 Superior\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Solo Awards:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Jazz Saxophone\/Woodwind \u2014 Gabe Dechellis (alto sax), Easton High School
\nBest Jazz Trumpet \u2014 Liz Johannesson, North Penn High School, Columbia
\nBest Jazz Trombone \u2014 John Petinelli, Easton High School
\nBest Jazz Rhythm Soloist \u2014 Liam Ritter, Upper Moreland
\nBest Overall Jazz Soloist\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Reid Justeson (alto sax), Kutztown High School\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Overall Band Ratings:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Winner (1st place): UPPER MORELAND HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ONE<\/em><\/strong>\u2003<\/em><\/p>\n

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About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\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. Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL<\/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, of which nearly 50 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nBryn Keeney<\/p>\n

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