Spots still available in program during the day and Adult/HS Evening Concert Band!

More information here.

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

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Visit the first-ever Orchestra and Chorus spiritwear store! Store closes Monday, April 21st (day after Spring Break).

Orchestra and Chorus store

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

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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!

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.

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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

Register here

November 8th, at 7pm

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This is the only fundraiser for the SHHS Band Boosters. Please invite all community members, friends, and family!

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

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.

New Podcast Launch

Conversations about conductors, composers, and always over a cup of coffee! New episodes on the first and third Tuesdays of every month.

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