{"id":67523,"date":"2018-03-05T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=67523"},"modified":"2018-03-05T16:51:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:51:38","slug":"high-school-bands-compete-perform-riverjazz-jazz-showcase-finals-march-11-steelstacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=67523","title":{"rendered":"High School Bands Compete to Perform at RiverJazz During Jazz Showcase Finals March 11 at SteelStacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured Image: 2017 SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase. Photo by David Happel<\/em><\/p>\n

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BETHLEHEM, PA\u2014Following four exciting preliminary rounds, seven of the region\u2019s best high school jazz bands have advanced to the finals of the 2018 SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase presented by King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC. The groups will perform March 11, 3 p.m.<\/span>, at the Musikfest Caf\u00e9 presented by Yuengling, located at the ArtsQuest Center, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem<\/a>. Tickets for the finals are $7 and on sale now at www.steelstacks.org<\/a> and 610-332-3378<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the line this year is the chance to open for the soon to be announced headliners for ArtsQuest\u2019s 2018 RiverJazz festival presented by Concannon Miller. The finals will also include performances by the Moravian College Jazz Faculty Ensemble as well as the official awards presentation for the top soloists and top sections.<\/p>\n

The 2018 SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Show case featured a record 21 high school bands from Pennsylvania and New Jersey performing in preliminary rounds Feb. 11 and 18. The complete list of bands advancing to the finals is:<\/p>\n

Fleetwood High School \u2013 Fleetwood, Pa.<\/strong> \u2013 Director Chuck Ebersole<\/span><\/p>\n

Kutztown High School \u2013 Kutztown, Pa.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2013 Director Dustin Shirk<\/span><\/p>\n

Upper Moreland High School \u2013 Willow Grove, Pa. <\/strong>\u2013 Director Glenn Cowen<\/span><\/p>\n

Quakertown Community High School \u2013 Quakertown, Pa. <\/strong>\u2013 Director Frank Parker<\/span><\/p>\n

North Penn High School Navy Jazz Band \u2013 Lansdale, Pa. <\/strong>\u2013 Director David DiValentino<\/span><\/p>\n

William Tennent High School \u2013 Warminster, Pa.<\/strong> \u2013 Director Charlie DiCarne<\/span><\/p>\n

Easton Area High School \u2013 Easton, Pa. <\/strong>\u2013 Director Carole Lutte<\/span><\/p>\n

During the finals, each band will perform a 20-minute set before a live audience and the judges. While the judges will announce each band\u2019s rating during the finals, both students and audience will have to tune in to the SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase hour-long television special April 7, 9 p.m.<\/span>, on 69-WFMZ-TV to discover who the overall winner is.<\/p>\n

The SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase is a music-in-education program of ArtsQuest and the Moravian College Music Department\u2019s Jazz Studies Program and is made possible thanks in part to King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC, in association with 69-WFMZ-TV and Greenleaf Productions. For more information, please visit www.steelstacks.org<\/a> or call 610-332-3378<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information and image provided to TVL by:
\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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