PMEA is returning to sponsoring concerts at the State Capitol building in Harrisburg for Music in our Schools Month in March of 2023. Concerts will take place in the Main Rotunda and East Wing between 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Monday through Friday throughout the month of March.
Performance Schedule as of 2/21/23
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
3/1/2023 | 3/2/2023 | 3/3/2023 | |||
Rotunda | 11 a.m. Council Rock North & South Choirs, Corey Axler & Ryan Carlin - Directors 12 p.m. Downingtown Middle School and Downingtown West High School Choirs, Hannah Knauss & Matt McCloskey - Directors | Pocono Mountain East High School Choir, Cherish Gladstone - Director | Beaver Area MS Choir, Susan Metelsky - Director | ||
East Wing | 12 p.m. Lamberton MS String Ensemble, Sara Schmehl - Director 1 p.m. Williamsport Strolling Strings Matthew Radspinner, Director | Palmyra HS Chamber and Spotlight Strings, Andrew Kurtz - Director | Nazareth Academy Chorale & Jazz Band, Katherine Chmelko & David Zagorski - Directors | ||
3/6/2023 | 3/7/2023 | 3/8/2023 | 3/9/2023 | 3/10/2023 | |
Rotunda | Spring Grove MS String and Choral Ensembles, Susan Gross, Director | Southern Lehigh HS Meistersingers, Matthew Wehr - Director | Freedom HS Chorale, Jennifer Volpato - Director | Columbia HS Concert Choir, Elizabeth Baker - Director | |
East Wing | 12 p.m. Cellar Dwellarzz Jazz Ensemble of Hazelton Area, Neil Forte - Director
| East Allegheny JHHS Orchestra, Stephen Ehrlich - Director | North Schuylkill HS Concert Band, Jacob Shoener - Director | Mt Lebanon HS Wind Ensemble, Jason Cheskawich - Director | |
3/13/2023 | 3/14/2023 | 3/15/2023 | 3/16/2023 | 3/17/2023 | |
Rotunda (11 a.m.) | Exeter JHS Chorus & String Orchestra, Melissa Crotty - Director |
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Rotunda (12 p.m.) | Souderton HS Choir, Jon Timmons - Director | Governor Mifflin MS Chorus & Woodwind Choir, Travis Williamson & Stephanie Carter - Directors | Palmyra Area Choir, Alexis Farrell - Director | Schuylkill Haven MS Choir, Carla Cappella - Director | C. E. McCall MS 6th Grade Chorus, Andrea Burleigh - Director |
East Wing | Souderton HS Jazz Band, Adam Tucker - Director | Newtown Elementary Orff, Lori Arner - Director | Oley Valley Elementary Band, Andrea Vinanskie - Director | M3 (Modern Music Makers), Kevin Longwill - Director | Loyalsock MS Jazz Ensemble, David Tini - Director |
3/20/2023 | 3/21/2023 | 3/22/2023 | 3/23/2023 | 3/24/2023 | |
Rotunda | Plymouth Whitemarsh HS Chorus, Jeffrey Cooper - Director | DuBois Area MS Choir, Rebecca Sensor - Director | East Stroudsburg North HS Chorale, Keith Labar - Director | Foose Elementary Cub Choir, Anita Kahle - Director | Hempfield Chamber Choir, Alejandro Ramos - Director |
East Wing | Plymouth Whitemarsh HS Jazz Band, Tonia Kauffman - Director | Shenandoah Valley HS Band, John Shoener - Director | Wilson Area HS Band, Nichlas Hall - Director | Bermudian Springs MS Band, Shanna Danielson - Director | Archbishop Ryan HS Jazz Band, Sister Linsalata and Ed Stimson - Directors |
3/27/2023 | 3/28/2023 | 3/29/2023 | 3/30/2023 | 3/31/2023 | |
Rotunda | Altoona Area JHS Chamber Orchestra & Vocal Ensemble, Kelly Detwiler and Jessica Conel - Directors | Lehman Intermediate School Crew Club, Hillary Stevens - Director | Annville-Cleona HS Concert Chorale, Sarah Cranney - Director | Lower Dauphin HS Choir, Elizabeth Colpo - Director | |
East Wing | Pottstown HS Select Ensembles, Nancy Mest - Director | Hershey HS Wind Symphony, Brandon Buterbaugh - Director | Franklin Regional HS Wind Ensemble, Nicholas Nutter - Director | Young People's Philharmonic of Lehigh Valley, Rachel Galassi - Director |
Download a PDF of the Performance Schedule.
Questions? Contact MIOSM Chair Chuck Neidhardt, pmea.neidhardt@gmail.com