Music In Our Schools Month

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


1 p.m. Moon Area HS Jazz Band, Nick Barthen - 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

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