2017-18 Future Festival Dates
Current as of July 18, 2017
Sunday, August 13, 2017 – 2:00pm
PMEA District 1 EXCOM Meeting
Monday, September 18, 2017
PMEA Honors Orchestra Auditions
Fox Chapel Area High School
Mairi Cooper, Host
mairi_cooper@fcasd.edu
Monday, October 2, 2017
PMEA Honors Band Auditions
South Fayette High School
Eryn Carranza, Host
ecarranza@southfayette.org
Friday, October 27, 2017 & Saturday, October 28, 2017
PMEA Honors Choir Festival
Trinity High School
Matt Komula, Host Director
mkomula@trinityhillers.net
Saturday, November 4, 2017
PMEA Piano Accompanist Auditions
Mt. Lebanon High School
Ethan LaPlaca, Host
ELaPlaca@mtlsd.net
Saturday, November 11, 2017 (Peters Twp),
Saturday, November 18, 2017 (North Hills), &
Sunday, November 19, 2017 (North Hills)
PMEA Honors Band Festival
North Hills High School & Peters Township High School, Host Sites
Len Lavelle (North Hills) & Milt Barney (Peters Township), Co-Hosts
lavellel@nhsd.net; barneym@pt-sd.org
Monday, November 13, 2017
PMEA District 1 Honors Jazz Auditions
Moon Area High School
Nick Barthen, Host
nbarthen@moonarea.net
Saturday, November 18, 2017 - Sunday, November 19, 2017
PMEA District 1 Honors Orchestra Festival
Bethel Park High School
Stephanie Glover, Host
glover.stephanie@bphawks.org
Monday, November 20, 2017
PMEA District Chorus Auditions
Bethel Park High School
Todd Kuczawa, Host
kuczawa.todd@bphawks.org
Friday, December 8, 2017 & Saturday, December 9, 2017 - Concert @ 4pm
PMEA Honors Jazz Band Festival
Moon Area High School
Nick Barthen, host
nbarthen@moonarea.net
Friday, January 5, 2018 & Saturday, January 6, 2018
PMEA State Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – Friday, January 12, 2018
PMEA District 1 West Band Festival
Upper St. Clair High School
Don Pickell, Host
dpickell@uscsd.k12.pa.us
PMEA District 1 East Band Festival
Fox Chapel Area High School
Daryl Lesnik, Host
daryl_lesnik@fcasd.edu
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 – Friday, January 26, 2018
PMEA District 1 Chorus Festival
East Allegheny High School, Site Host
Amanda Rosco (East Allegheny) & Angie Berna Milliren (Elizabeth Forward), Co-Hosts
arosco@eawildcats.net; amilliren@efsd.net
Thursday, February 8, 2018 – Saturday, February 10, 2018
PMEA District 1 Orchestra Festival
Gateway High School, Site Host
Cory Neville (Quaker Valley), Dennis Persin (Gateway), & Stephanie Glover (Bethel Park) – Co-Hosts
nevillec@qvsd.org; glover.stephanie@bphawks.org
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 – Friday, February 23, 2018
PMEA Region I Band Festival
Plum High School
Bethany Loy, Host
loyb@pbsd.k12.pa.us
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 – Friday, March 2, 2018
PMEA Region I Chorus Festival
Butler Intermediate School
Bryan Helsel, Host
bryan_helsel@butler.k12.pa.us
Friday, March 2, 2018
PMEA District 1 Elementary String Fest
North Hills Middle School
Allison Craig & Chris Ballentine, Hosts
craiga@nhsd.net, ballentinec@nhsd.net
Friday, March 2, 2018 - Saturday, March 3, 2018
PMEA JHS District Band West
Mt. Lebanon High School
Louise Marino, Host
lmarino@mtlsd.net
Friday, March 16, 2018
PMEA Elementary Band Fest Fayette/Greene
Central Greene School District
Jason Falvo, Host
jfalvo@cgsd.org
Friday, March 16, 2018 - Saturday, March 17, 2018
PMEA JHS District Chorus West
Moon Area Middle School
Janice Barthen, Host
jbarthen@moonarea.net
Friday, March 16, 2018 - Saturday, March 17, 2018
PMEA JHS District Orchestra
Mt. Lebanon Senior High School
Pierce Cook, Host
pcook@mtlsd.net
Thursday, March 22, 2018 – Saturday, March 24, 2018
PMEA Western Region Orchestral Festival
Sharon High School
Jennifer Shaffer
jennifer_shaffer@sharon.k12.pa.us
Friday, March 23, 2018
PMEA Elementary Sing Fest – West
Pine Richland School District, Eden Hall Upper Elementary School
Michael Timcheck, Host
mtimcheck@pinerichland.org
Friday, March 23 - Saturday, March 24, 2018
PMEA JHS District Band East
Derry Area High School
Matt Roble, Host
maroble@derryasd.k12.pa.us
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 – Saturday, April 21, 2018
PMEA All-State Conference/Festival
Lancaster, PA
Friday, May 11, 2018 - Saturday, May 12, 2018
PMEA Elementary Band Allegheny County – West
South Fayette School District, South Fayette High School
Adam Wazenegger, Host
ajwazenegger@southfayette.org
Friday, May 18, 2018
PMEA Elementary Band Washington County
Avella School District
Bethany Songer, Host
songerb@avellasd.org
The following festivals DO NOT have hosts. If no one volunteers to host these festivals by June 1, 2017, then these festivals will not happen for the 2017-2018 school year.
PMEA District 1 JHS Chorus East Festival
PMEA District 1 Elementary Band Allegheny East Fest
PMEA District 1 Elementary Band Westmoreland Fest
PMEA District 1 EXCOM Meeting
Monday, September 18, 2017
PMEA Honors Orchestra Auditions
Fox Chapel Area High School
Mairi Cooper, Host
mairi_cooper@fcasd.edu
Monday, October 2, 2017
PMEA Honors Band Auditions
South Fayette High School
Eryn Carranza, Host
ecarranza@southfayette.org
Friday, October 27, 2017 & Saturday, October 28, 2017
PMEA Honors Choir Festival
Trinity High School
Matt Komula, Host Director
mkomula@trinityhillers.net
Saturday, November 4, 2017
PMEA Piano Accompanist Auditions
Mt. Lebanon High School
Ethan LaPlaca, Host
ELaPlaca@mtlsd.net
Saturday, November 11, 2017 (Peters Twp),
Saturday, November 18, 2017 (North Hills), &
Sunday, November 19, 2017 (North Hills)
PMEA Honors Band Festival
North Hills High School & Peters Township High School, Host Sites
Len Lavelle (North Hills) & Milt Barney (Peters Township), Co-Hosts
lavellel@nhsd.net; barneym@pt-sd.org
Monday, November 13, 2017
PMEA District 1 Honors Jazz Auditions
Moon Area High School
Nick Barthen, Host
nbarthen@moonarea.net
Saturday, November 18, 2017 - Sunday, November 19, 2017
PMEA District 1 Honors Orchestra Festival
Bethel Park High School
Stephanie Glover, Host
glover.stephanie@bphawks.org
Monday, November 20, 2017
PMEA District Chorus Auditions
Bethel Park High School
Todd Kuczawa, Host
kuczawa.todd@bphawks.org
Friday, December 8, 2017 & Saturday, December 9, 2017 - Concert @ 4pm
PMEA Honors Jazz Band Festival
Moon Area High School
Nick Barthen, host
nbarthen@moonarea.net
Friday, January 5, 2018 & Saturday, January 6, 2018
PMEA State Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – Friday, January 12, 2018
PMEA District 1 West Band Festival
Upper St. Clair High School
Don Pickell, Host
dpickell@uscsd.k12.pa.us
PMEA District 1 East Band Festival
Fox Chapel Area High School
Daryl Lesnik, Host
daryl_lesnik@fcasd.edu
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 – Friday, January 26, 2018
PMEA District 1 Chorus Festival
East Allegheny High School, Site Host
Amanda Rosco (East Allegheny) & Angie Berna Milliren (Elizabeth Forward), Co-Hosts
arosco@eawildcats.net; amilliren@efsd.net
Thursday, February 8, 2018 – Saturday, February 10, 2018
PMEA District 1 Orchestra Festival
Gateway High School, Site Host
Cory Neville (Quaker Valley), Dennis Persin (Gateway), & Stephanie Glover (Bethel Park) – Co-Hosts
nevillec@qvsd.org; glover.stephanie@bphawks.org
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 – Friday, February 23, 2018
PMEA Region I Band Festival
Plum High School
Bethany Loy, Host
loyb@pbsd.k12.pa.us
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 – Friday, March 2, 2018
PMEA Region I Chorus Festival
Butler Intermediate School
Bryan Helsel, Host
bryan_helsel@butler.k12.pa.us
Friday, March 2, 2018
PMEA District 1 Elementary String Fest
North Hills Middle School
Allison Craig & Chris Ballentine, Hosts
craiga@nhsd.net, ballentinec@nhsd.net
Friday, March 2, 2018 - Saturday, March 3, 2018
PMEA JHS District Band West
Mt. Lebanon High School
Louise Marino, Host
lmarino@mtlsd.net
Friday, March 16, 2018
PMEA Elementary Band Fest Fayette/Greene
Central Greene School District
Jason Falvo, Host
jfalvo@cgsd.org
Friday, March 16, 2018 - Saturday, March 17, 2018
PMEA JHS District Chorus West
Moon Area Middle School
Janice Barthen, Host
jbarthen@moonarea.net
Friday, March 16, 2018 - Saturday, March 17, 2018
PMEA JHS District Orchestra
Mt. Lebanon Senior High School
Pierce Cook, Host
pcook@mtlsd.net
Thursday, March 22, 2018 – Saturday, March 24, 2018
PMEA Western Region Orchestral Festival
Sharon High School
Jennifer Shaffer
jennifer_shaffer@sharon.k12.pa.us
Friday, March 23, 2018
PMEA Elementary Sing Fest – West
Pine Richland School District, Eden Hall Upper Elementary School
Michael Timcheck, Host
mtimcheck@pinerichland.org
Friday, March 23 - Saturday, March 24, 2018
PMEA JHS District Band East
Derry Area High School
Matt Roble, Host
maroble@derryasd.k12.pa.us
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 – Saturday, April 21, 2018
PMEA All-State Conference/Festival
Lancaster, PA
Friday, May 11, 2018 - Saturday, May 12, 2018
PMEA Elementary Band Allegheny County – West
South Fayette School District, South Fayette High School
Adam Wazenegger, Host
ajwazenegger@southfayette.org
Friday, May 18, 2018
PMEA Elementary Band Washington County
Avella School District
Bethany Songer, Host
songerb@avellasd.org
The following festivals DO NOT have hosts. If no one volunteers to host these festivals by June 1, 2017, then these festivals will not happen for the 2017-2018 school year.
PMEA District 1 JHS Chorus East Festival
PMEA District 1 Elementary Band Allegheny East Fest
PMEA District 1 Elementary Band Westmoreland Fest
