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TBB Members Perform At PMEA District V Honors Choir

Three Tornado Big Band members performed with the 2009 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District V Honors Choir at Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA . Sarah Bishop, Laura Lynn Crytzer, and Patrick Fitz performed with the Choir, on November 14, 2009. Congratulations to Sarah and Laura, who were selected by competitive audition as first chairs in the Alto I and Alto II Sections, respectively. Sarah was also selected as a featured soloist for the festival.

TBB PMEA District V Honors Choir participants, (l-r) Patrick Fitz, Sarah Bishop, & Laura Lynn Crytzer

PMEA District V Honors Band Front Row: Ben Malinski, Laura Lynn Crytzer, Patrick Fitz: Back Row: David Thompson, Chris Zanella, David McCandless

TBB Members Perform With PMEA District V Honors Band

Laura Lynn Crytzer and Patrick Fitz were joined by fellow TBB members David Thompson, Chris Zanella, David McCandless, and Ben Malinski for the 2009 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District V Honors Band at Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA . (see photo at left). The concert was held on Saturday, December 5, 2009.

GETTING TO KNOW THE BAND

December Question: How many PMEA Festival Medals have been earned by the current Tornado Big Band Members?

Sorry for the delay with the answer to this question since we were not able to get a response from all members concerning their medal count. As close as we can determine, the count is over 50. I was also informed that the medal count does not represent all of the festivals in which TBB members have participated. The recent District Orchestra Festival did not award medals and neither has the District Honors Jazz Band or MENC All East Festival Ensembles.

Here is February's question: How many times has the TBB rung in the New Year at "Ring in the Arts"?