High School Festivals 2018-19

Band

District Band East 
Location: Burrell High School 
Host: Michael Pagnotta 
Email: michael.pagnotta@burrell.k12.pa.us
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 thru
          Friday, January 25, 2019
Director Letter
 
District Band West 
Location: Cornell High School
Host: Bill Lamb, Host
Email: wlamb@cornellsd.org
Dates: Thursday, January 24, 2019 thru
​           Saturday, January 26, 2019
Director Letter
 
Region I State Band
Location: New Castle Area High School 
Host: Nick Yoho, Host 
Email: nyoho@ncasd.com
Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019 thru
​          Saturday, March 9, 2019 
 
Honors Band Auditions
Location: South Fayette High School 
Host: Eryn Carranza, Host
Email: ekcarranza@southfayette.org
Date: Monday, October 1, 2018

Honors Band Festival
Location: North Hills High School &
                Bethel Park High School 
Host: Len Lavelle (North Hills) &
          Chad Thompson (Bethel Park) 
Email: lavellel@nhsd.net;      
           thompson.chad@bphawks.org
Dates: Saturday, November 10, 2018,
           Saturday, November 17, 2018,
           Sunday, November 18, 2018

Honors Jazz Auditions
Location: North Allegheny Senior High School 
Host: Todd Stefan, Host 
Email: tstefan@northallegheny.org
Date: Monday, November 12, 2018

Honors Jazz Festival
Location: North Allegheny Senior High School 
Host: Todd Stefan, Host 
Email: tstefan@northallegheny.org
Date:  Friday, February 1, 2019
          Saturday, February 2, 2019

Choral

District Chorus Auditions
Location: Belle Vernon Area High School 
Host: Michael Rozell, Host
Email: michael.rozell@bellevernonarea.net 
Date: Monday, November 19, 2018
INFO PACKET
ANTIPHON

District Chorus Festival
Location: Mt. Lebanon High School
Host:  Ethan LaPlaca, Host
Email: ELaPlaca@mtlsd.net
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 thru
​          Friday, February 8, 2019

Region I State Chorus
Location:  Greater Latrobe High School 
Host: Rachel Surden, Host 
Email: rachel.surden@glsd.us 
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 thru
​          Friday, March 22, 2019 

Honors Choir
Location: Baldwin-Whitehall High School 
Host: Kris Tranter and Nathan Hart 
Email: ktranter@bwschools.net; nhart@rsd.k12.pa.us
Date: Friday, October 26, 2018 & Saturday, October 27, 2018
Director Letter & Packet

Chorus Piano Accompanist Auditions
Location: Mt. Lebanon High School
Host:  Ethan LaPlaca, Host
Email: ELaPlaca@mtlsd.net
Date: Saturday November 3, 2018

Strings

​District Orchestra 
Location:  North Allegheny Senior High School 
Host: Sarah Lavelle, Host 
Email: slavelle@northallegheny.org
Date: Thursday, January 10, 2019 thru
​          Saturday, January 12, 2019

Western Region Orchestra 
Location: Hollidaysburg Area Senior HS
Host: Stephanie Everett (Hollidaysburg);
          Kelly Detwiler (Altoona) 
Email: stephanie.everett@hasdtigers.com; kdetwiler@altoonasd.com
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2019 thru
          Saturday, February 23, 2019
          11:00 a.m. Concert on Saturday 

Honors String Orchestra Auditions 
Location: Fox Chapel Area High School 
Host: Mairi Cooper, Host 
Email: mairi_cooper@fcasd.edu
Date: Monday, September 24, 2018

Honors String Orchestra Festival
Location: Fox Chapel Area High School 
Host: Mairi Cooper, Host 
Email: mairi_cooper@fcasd.edu 
Dates: Saturday, November 17, 2018
           Sunday, November 18, 2018