Mahanoy Area High School Band

So excited Alivia and Ben got to work with Dr. Chris Heffner at LVC today! They put on a fantastic concert after just 5 1/2 hours with music they’ve never seen before today!

The cold never bothered us anyway- Ben and Pippy are ready for rehearsal! Also check out the beautiful winter view from Blair Music Center at LVC!

Ready for the concert!
(Ben is on the right side in the back, where the yellow screen meets the black curtain)

Sneak peek of what Ben’s been up to yesterday and today so far at District Band! Lots of cool but tricky pieces on the concert. Speaking of the concert: The concert is tomorrow, Saturday, the 13th, at 3:00pm at Exeter Township Senior High School for any wishing to attend. Ticket sales are here: https://vivenu.com/event/2024-pmea-district-10-band-festival-q89anq

What are you doing this time tomorrow? Whatever it is- drop it and come to the Mahanoy Area auditorium at 7:00!
The Jr./Sr. High Winter Band and Choir Concert will take place tomorrow evening (Wednesday) at 7pm in the auditorium. Doors open at 6:40pm. Admission is free but donations are welcome! Come on out to hear some fun holiday tunes - Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our Mahanoy Area Marching Band members on their first place performance with points going up in all categories from last week’s competition and great scores in Music, Marching, Percussion and Band Front (Auxiliary)!!! I love seeing these students grow and improve week to week and I am so proud of the work that they put in to make that happen!!! Go Bear Band!
Also shout out to our Alexandra Bet on her Best Performer Award at Championships tonight! Only two were chosen from this TOB Chapter Season from the A class bands and she was one of them!

It was a great night to be a Bear, but an awesome night to be in the Bear Band! We had a wonderful turnout of alumni for the parade and game, and the whole marching band did a fantastic job with their show as always but made all the more impressive following a pep band performance Thursday night, a rehearsal Friday morning, a pep rally in the afternoon and a 2 mile parade earlier in the evening! Also- Congrats to our Drum Majors and one of our majorettes on being crowned Queen and court! On to the next thing—- we perform at North Schuylkill’s competition later today (yes it’s past midnight) at 6:30 in the gym at North Schuylkill High School! I will be selling tickets in the Mahanoy Band Room from 3:15pm until we get on the bus to go. If you buy tickets through me rather than at the door, it supports our band. Hope to see you there!!!

Hey all! Some of you were asking last night about rain or shine! The competition is still on, it’s just moving indoors, so performances will be at a stand still, no drill movements. Families/Fans, please don’t buy your tickets at the door, buy your tickets through Miss Ferraro before we go, because the proceeds benefit our band then!

Due to the weather forecast, the North Schuylkill Tournament of Bands scheduled for this Saturday will now be held inside in the Cesari-Hope Gymnasium at the High School.

The Mahanoy Area Marching Band will be representing our school at the 149th Gratz Fair Band Day tomorrow, Friday, September 22nd. The Band Performances start at 12:30 PM. Featuring 8 High School Bands from Schuylkill and Dauphin Counties- Millersburg, Line Mountain, Shenandoah Valley, Upper Dauphin, Halifax, Tri Valley, Williams Valley, and Mahanoy Area. After each band has performed, all of the bands will come together to perform 3 songs together!

If you have the day off, come check it out! Hope to see you there!

Don’t forget- show shirt order form closes at noon today!

MA Empower Show Shirt Order Form This form is built to accommodate families with more than one student in the band in addition to family members who wish to purchase shirts for themselves too, so you can fill this form out one time for everyone in your family- simply choose the total amount of shirts you need of each size for your....

Show Shirt Flash Sale!!! Check out the order form due date! And spread the word and link- anyone can order!!!
This form is built to accommodate families with more than one student in the band in addition to family members who wish to purchase shirts for themselves too, so you can fill this form out one time for everyone in your family- simply choose the total amount of shirts you need of each size for your student(s) and family/friends. All members/friends/fans are encouraged to buy these awesome-looking shirts to show your support at our performances! Shirt base price will be $14 (Plus size shirt prices are adjusted accordingly). If purchasing shirt(s), payment can be brought to rehearsal by a band member or to Miss Ferraro directly in a sealed and marked envelope AFTER shirts are ordered. *This year's shirts are optional and paid for by students. Students, if you have money credited in your account because you fundraised more than your dues amount, you can also ask to use that to pay for your shirt. Checks made payable to Mahanoy Area Band Boosters. Orders in the form are due Thursday 9/14, 12:00pm noon. I know this is soon but we should then have them for Gratz. Money is not due until you receive your shirt.

MA Empower Show Shirt Order Form This form is built to accommodate families with more than one student in the band in addition to family members who wish to purchase shirts for themselves too, so you can fill this form out one time for everyone in your family- simply choose the total amount of shirts you need of each size for your....

In my
6th year teaching, with my
5th iteration of the Mahanoy Band, on our
4th day of band camp, the long reigning High Winds were champions of the Roll Step Relay 4th year in a row, and we had
3 day late Christmas in July with Hot Chocolate that was promised, and we put
2.5 songs on the field (2 of which we played and moved at least twice by the end of the day) and we got in
2 rounds of Ships and Sailors (congrats Ben and Jonathan)- man, I have
1 amazing band!

Well done this week everyone!
See you Monday at 8am. Remember camp next week is only until noon and pictures are 8/11 @ 8:30- be there by 8:15.

Enjoy your weekend! I’m gonna go lifeguard a party…

About to start the PA Delegation Concert!

Ready for the International Parade!!!!

First performance in the Boston Area! (You can see Ben right under the Quincy Market doorway)

The farewell concert tonight was wonderful! Awesome job tonight Ben!
He has an exciting next few days, traveling to Boston where they will have at least one performance per day along with sightseeing around Boston during the Lions International Conference. For those of you that didn’t catch tonight’s concert through the live stream, the link is still available to watch afterwards- feel free to watch when you have some time- it was so good!

The Pennsylvania Lions All-State Band | 2023 Boston Tour Gettysburg "Home" Concert The Pennsylvania Lions All-State Band brings students together from across the commonwealth together for musical learning. This summer the ensemble tours to...

We wish Ben Bux fun and safe travels this week with the PA All-State Lions Band! He’s heading to 🔸Gettysburg College🔹today (Miss Ferraro’s home away from home) and they are rehearsing there for a few days before heading to the International Lions Convention in Boston- they’ll take part in the Lions International Parade and some other performances including a side by side concert with a band from Germany!!! They’ll get to do some sightseeing in Boston as well! Break a leg, Ben!

Congratulations to our newest band Alumni!!! We wish you all the best with your future endeavors, we will miss you!

We wish Ben Bux fun and best of luck this weekend with the PA All-State Lions Band this weekend! They are rehearsing this afternoon and tomorrow morning and then performing 2 concerts at the PA Lions State Convention at IUP!

Please join us! Doors open at 6:40 pm. No admission fee, donations appreciated.

Congrats to the cast and crew of Mamma Mia on a great show weekend! I heard so many wonderful things from audience members- well done all!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The high school band and chorus concert is rescheduled for Tuesday, May 24th, 7pm. Please adjust your calendars accordingly and for any who have jobs, please talk to your bosses about getting that evening off. Spread the word!

Congrats to Nathan, Ben, Hailee, and Alivia on a great concert at Jr. Schuylkill County Band! Thank you to Williams Valley for hosting! Looking forward to more great musical moments with these four students in the future!

Congrats to Ben on a wonderful concert yesterday at Schuylkill County Band! Looking forward to next year’s festival season already!

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