Spots still available in program during the day and Adult/HS Evening Concert Band!
Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00pm, George H. Slick Auditiorium at Strath Haven High School
Performances by Strath Haven Strings, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble!
Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 are going to the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand High School Jazz Festival on May 9th!
March 19th, 2025 - Performance by Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra
Visit the first-ever Orchestra and Chorus spiritwear store! Store closes Monday, April 21st (day after Spring Break).
Congratulations to Maya Hartung ’26, Juliette Loyd ’27, Elsie Staley-Bischoff ’27, Ryan Schofield ’27, Matthew Traverso ’27, Quinten Saylor ’25, and Eli Surkis ’26, who performed in the PMEA District 12 Band Festival this weekend. They auditioned for and earned just a few select spots to get into the Band. They played an entertaining concert of fun and challenging music conducted by Dr. Patricia Cornett, Director of Bands at Temple University.
Congratulations to Maya Hartung ’26, Sage Baker ’25, Wendy Chen ’25, Markus Johnson ’27, Juliette Loyd ’27, Sophia Shao ’27, Eme Choi ’27, Minori Saito ’26, and Ricky He ’26 for an excellent performance of Gershwin’s American in Paris and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) at the PMEA District 12 Orchestra Festival!
Tuesday, December 17th at 7:30pm, George H. Slick Auditiorium at Strath Haven High School
Performance by SHHS Camerata, Silvertones, Cantata, String Quintet, String Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra
The Wallingford-Swarthmore Music Association (WSMA) is a not-for profit organization made up of community members of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. The mission of the WSMA is to maintain and grow support for all district music programs and activities of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District and to increase inclusion, diversity, equity, and access for every WSSD student who is interested or may become interested in music.
The poinsettias are grown locally in Wallingford, PA at Miller Greenhouses Inc. They are of the finest quality and are a wonderful way to decorate your home during the winter holiday. These beautiful red and white plants are in 6 ½” pots and average 6-9 blooms each. The cost of each plant is $15.00.
Please complete your order by November 25 here: Poinsettia Order Form
The poinsettias will be available for pick up at SHMS Winter Concerts on December 3, 5, or 10 or at the SHHS Winter Concert on December 17.
Payment for the poinsettias can be made through Pay Pal: WSMA Paypal
or by check. Checks are payable to “Foundation for Wallingford-Swarthmore Schools” with “WSMA Poinsettias” in the memo line. Checks can be dropped off at SHMS or SHHS main offices, Attn: WSMA Treasurer, or mailed to:
Strath Haven Middle School, ℅ WSMA Treasurer, 200 S. Providence Rd. Wallingford, PA 19086.
Questions? Contact WSMA Treasurer Jodi Caputo at treasurer@wssdmusic.org
Click here for the Marching Band Schedule 2025-2026. This starts with Band Camps and ends with the Universal Orlando, Florida trip. I will send you placement audition dates for Band Front, Drumline, and Pit plus Student Leadership application dates in November.
Please, block out these dates as you plan the year ahead.
Friday, October 25th, 2024
We celebrate the Class of 2025 on Friday, October 25th. Seniors and families may gather in the SHHS Auditorium at 5:00pm for a brief slideshow presentation, senior roll-call, and to have a flower pinned on the uniform. Afterward, families can depart to the stadium or home while the students warm up for the game.
Media Lab 223 and Haven Yearbook will be on hand for a photobooth 4:00pm-5:00pm and 5:30pm-6:00pm in the High School entrance closest to the Pool. Seniors and their families are welcome to have their pictures taken by our student photographers for a keepsake. This could be your one chance to have a family/friend photo with you in your uniform!
Photo: Kate Plows
Monday, June 17th-Thursday July, 11th
Program during the day and adult/HS concert band at night.
Join in the Strath Haven Middle School Band Room.
Panther Jazz Bands 1 and 2 travel to the Beach to play on the Boardwalk in Delaware. 5:50pm Strath Haven performance.
Friday, May 17th, 2024
June 17th-July 11th, 2024
Quinten Saylor, Bass Clarinet
Casper Stockman, Bassoon
Maya Hartung, Horn
Johnathan Knapp, Double Bass
Minori Saito, Viola
Casper Stockman, Bassoon
Maya Hartung, Horn
Quinten Saylor, Bass Clarinet
Wyatt Staley-Bischoff, Baritone Saxophone
Casper Stockman, Bassoon
Alexander Thornton, Tenor Saxophone
Wendy Chen, Violin
Maya Hartung, Horn
Johnathan Knapp, Double Bass
Minori Saito, Viola
Casper Stockman, Bassoon
Photo: Charlotte Horetsky '24
November 8th, at 7pm
This is the only fundraiser for the SHHS Band Boosters. Please invite all community members, friends, and family!
🐾Check out Mr. P's Band Start-of-Year Letter 2023 🐾
🐾 Check out Mr. P's Orchestra 2023 Letter🐾
June 9th, 2023, 5:00pm @Neumann University
Bologne- Symphony No. 2 Movement 1, arr. Daniel Bukin
Nishimura- Ancient Flower
La Plante- Caribbean Rondo
Shabazz/Johnson-Till Earth and Heaven Sing (Lift Every Voice and Sing)
Elgar-Pomp and Circumstance, arr. Merle J. Isaac
Copley- Halcyon Hearts
Spring Orchestra and Band Concert
Strath Haven Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, String Orchestra, Symphonic Band
Wind Ensemble:
Holst Second Suite for Military Band in F, ed. Fennell
I. March
II. Song Without Words: "I'll love my love"
III. Song of the Blacksmith
IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason"
Symphony Orchestra
Borodin Quartet No. 1, I. Allegro moderato
Emma Wei '23, violin
Grace Gong '23, violin
Nicholas Cardi '23, viola
Sara Ventriglia '24, cello
Mozart Symphony No. 36, "The Linz"-1st Movement, arr. Meyer
String Orchestra
Longfield The Magical World of Pixar
Symphony Orchestra (pt. 2)
Jinosko Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth
I. Water
III. Heights
Symphonic Band
Bologne Symphony No. 2, I. Allegro Presto, arr. Bukin
Baker Raven (The Trickster, Skawk, Squamish First Nation), re-imagined by Buckley
Nishimura Ancient Flower
Barroso Brazil
Mier Maiden Voyage
Winter Band and Orchestra Concert
Strath Haven Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra
String Orchestra:
Holst St. Paul’s Suite
I. Jig
Symphony Orchestra:
Mascagni Intermezzo Sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana, ed. Simpson
Jinosko Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth
III. Heights
Wind Ensemble:
Bagley National Emblem, ed. Fennell
Maslanka Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
I. Fire in the Earth
Dae Taylor ’23, alto saxophone
Symphonic Band:
Botner A Letter to My Brother לאחי מכתב, arr. Wasson
Whitacre The Seal Lullaby
La Plante Caribbean Rondo
Ms. Carly Sienko, Conductor and Student Teacher
Copley Halcyon Hearts
Photo credit: Jordan Jinosko
Spring Orchestra and Band Concert
Strath Haven String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band
Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Cecelia Olszewski '22, violin
Calli Sophocles '22, violin
Sara Ventriglia '24, cello
Jessica Orr '22, harpsichord
Jinosko Freyja's Chariot (world premiere)
Dello Joio, arr. Longfield Scenes from "The Louvre"
Shaiman, arr. Brown Selections from Mary Poppins Returns
Biebl, arr. Cameron Ave Maria
Traditional Nzuri Mwana
Allison Hubbell '22, flute
Saint-Saens, arr. Curnow Finale from Symphony No. 3 "Organ"
View the digital program here.
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