Several students were selected from West Branch to participate in County Band 2022. County Band is where the best students from all the schools in Clearfield County are placed in an ensemble together.
The County Band student musicians will go to Glendale High School for two days to learn the music their guest conductor selected. Students in 7th-9th grade will be in the Junior High Band led by Mr. Bryan Stacey of Glendale. The students in 10th-12th grade will be a part of the Senior High Band. Their conductor is Mr. Jordan Canner, the band director of Huntingdon Area High School.
West Branch is a part of District 4 in PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association). A few notable schools in the district include McConnellsburg, Glendale, Clearfield, Bald Eagle, Harmony, and State College Area. The guest conductor for the band is Dr. Jason Worzbyt of IUP. There will be three days for the band to rehearse together at Juniata Valley before the concert on February 11th. The arrangement of the festival is quite similar from choir to band. The director of the district choir festival is Mr. Christopher Kiver of Penn State University. Like the band, they will go to State College High School for three days to organize a concert. Their concert will be on January 14th.
The County Choir Festival occurred on October 8th. Dr. Voorhees, the festival conductor, had the choir as a whole for two days to work on their music folder. The conductor from Susquehanna University was pleased with their productivity during the weekend.
Students selected for County Band:
Hannah Ishler – Clarinet, Freshman
Jonah Porter – Trumpet, Freshman
Keagan Dobo – Trombone, Freshman
Kayleigh Smeal – Flute, Senior
Aubrey Kennedy – Flute, Senior
Bailey Wooster – Flute, Sophomore
Madison Gray – Bass Clarinet, Sophomore
Haylie Amos – Alto Saxophone, Sophomore
Kelcey English – Tenor Saxophone, Sophomore
Lily Jones – Trumpet, Junior
Hayden Martin – Trumpet, Sophomore
Xavier Myers- Tuba, Sophomore
Matt Eirich – Percussion, Junior
Students attending District Band:
Bailey Wooster – Flute, Sophomore
Haylie Amos – Saxophone, Sophomore
Xavier Myers – Tuba, Sophomore
Matt Eirich – Percussion, Junior
District Choir selectees:
Aubrey Kennedy – Soprano, Senior
Joelle Fletcher – Soprano, Senior
Braeden Salter – Tenor, Junior
Matt Eirich – Bass, Junior
Xavier Myers – Bass, Sophomore
County Choir participants:
Aubrey Kennedy – Soprano, Senior
Joelle Fletcher – Soprano – Senior
Sadie Carter – Soprano, Senior
Dorothy Bailor – Alto, Junior
Kelcey English – Alto, Sophomore
Matt Eirich – Tenor, Junior
Braeden Salter – Tenor, Junior
