Welcome to the

Edison High School

2016 Festival of Marching!

We would like to thank all of the participating

bands for attending our annual show. We would

also like to thank our band parents, school staff

and our EHS administration for all their hard work

and support for making our 2016 show “Heartbeat

of Life” possible. Don’t miss out on all the amazing

food and Music!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the competition!

Good luck to all !!

Sincerely,

Your EHS Drum Majors

Joseph Mansonet Jessica Rowe

Ashley, from the moment Mema heard you play the recorder & saw how

well you can read music at such a young age she said to me our baby is

going to be a musician! I had no idea how talented you were but Mema did.

From the moment she put a trombone in your little hands, then onto a clarinet

she loved to listen to you play. You amaze me every day! I watch you on

that field performing & get goose bumps and when listening to you play it

brings tears of joy to me. We are so very proud of you Ashley you are a great

Section Leader & musician.

Reach for the stars baby girl the sky's the limit for you! Whatever you put your

mind to you can achieve so enjoy your senior year and get ready for the new

chapter of your life.

We love You! Mommy, Mema, Aunt Fran , Sam, Alyssa,

& all your fur babies.

JOSEPH MANSONET

Congratulations on your

Senior Year and being

Drum Major! We are all

very proud of you and wish

you a great year!

Love your family

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Jess,

Can't believe it's your senior year. Congratulations on being drum major! We are so very proud of you and love you very

much!

Xoxo Have a Great season!

Love, Mom, Dad, Granny, Bryan and Jamie

Rich,

Can’t believe you are a

senior already.

We cannot express how

proud we are of you.

May your last year and

years to come be as

amazing as you are!

Love,

Mom Dad

Jillian and Mike

You started out knowing nothing about Marching Band and

you only tried it out because Mom told you the Band

Director said to check it out. Look what checking it out has

done for you! Four years of friendship and memories.

Enjoy your Senior Year Billy.

Love, Mom, Dad, Kacy

Mimi & Pop Pop Colletto and Pop Pop Ranger

Joseph Mansonet Jessica Rowe

Ashley Rosenfield * Animesh Chakraverty* Samiyah Bonds Justine Huang Angela Li Jennifer Palladino Francisco Rodriquez Shreya Thakur Zaynah Herrera Valerie Lozano Jinam Modasiya

Keith So* Joseph Mansonet Jessica Rowe Kasey Milan Thomas O’Neill Kyle Kustka Nirali Dalwadi Jared Gray Omkar Sonavane Michael Daniewicz

Yesenia Cordero* Juancho Munoz Shimoni Patel

Isabelle Heller* Faith Benko Gene Flores Victoria Pennix

Marc DeNicuolo & Val Kuntz

Valerie Collado* Frankie Maceda* Justin Cao Kweli N’Akisisa-Jones Vaishnav Bengeri Esteban Calderon Arham Barbhuiya Sriharsha Tangellamudi Jonathan Villard William Beatty

Rohit Kanduri* Michael desRanleau Anthony DeSanto Christopher DiMare David Marcelo Rohan Mehra Joshua Mendoza Hrishikesh Sathyanorayan Sean Tonra Akhil Varghese

William Colletto* Zack Arabian Sarah Blanchard Anahi Balbuena Elton Byrd Mathias Garb Kimu Johnson Richard Lord Deven Patel Jesse Santoni Kyle Werther

Shayla Bellinger-Awkward* Arunima Das* Bailey Skibar* Elizabeth desRanleau Jenna Dunay Mindy Lee Nicole Reyes Na’Khaya Rogers *Section Leaders

Edison High School Festival of Marching

September 10th, 2016

Scoring Sheet Trophy Music Overall

Effect

Visual Total

Score

I

A

Shore Regional

High School

III

A

South Plainfield

High School

II

Open

Burlington City

High School

IV

Open

Central Bucks

High School South

V

Open

Bridgewater-Raritan

High School

VI

Open

John P Stevens

High School

VI

Open

Scotch Plains-Fanwood

High School

III

Open

Edison High School

(Judged Exhibition)

Adjudicators

Chief Adjudicator – Joe Marrella

Clinician 1 – Mark Kraft

Clinician 2 – Jason Majerczak

Music Individual 1 – John Saint Amour

Music Ensemble 1 – Bob Gross

Visual Performance 1 – David Caravella

Overall Effect 1 – Joe Marrella

Edison High School

50 Boulevard of the Eagles

Edison, New Jersey 08817

Charles K. Ross, Sr., Principal Phone 732-650-

5200

Joseph Ferrara, Assistant Principal Fax 732-650-5259

Nicole Kesselman, Assistant Principal

Aurora Loufek, Assistant Principal

September 10, 2016

Dear Participants and Friends,

Welcome back to the Festival of Marching at Edison High School, Home of the Marching Eagles, our

back to back US Bands State Champions! Thanks go out to the best Band Parents (www.ehsbands.org),

Mr. DeNicuolo, Mr. Kuntz, all the other staff and most of all to our new and returning Marching Eagles.

I am excited for “Heartbeat of Life” and the opening of the festival season.

I would be remiss not to thank Mr. Pispecky, guru of all that is artistic in Edison Township, Dr. O’Malley,

our superintendent, and the Edison Board of Education for continuing their strong support of music and

the arts at our school.

It is good to remember that Music and the Arts can often bridge gaps between people that cannot be

reached through Math, through Science or Social Studies. At Edison High we are expanding programs

and adding to one of the most decorated schools in New Jersey.

Good luck to all Band members. Here’s hoping you have great success this season and you enjoy the

fellowship a great band provides.

To our Eagles, you are “What’s Great About Edison High”.

Sincerely,

Charles K. Ross

Principal

2016-2017

EDISON HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND

Mr. Marc DeNicuolo, Director of Bands

Mr. Valentine Kuntz, Assoc. Director of Bands

Mrs. Krissy DeNicuolo, Assistant Marching Band Director/Show Design

Michael McGauley, Color Guard Instructor Brittany Douma, Color Guard

Instructor Jeff Balo, Music/Marching Andrew Jaworski

Music/Marching Chris Kaminski, Music/Marching Mark

Monoghan, Percussion Tom O’Hara, Percussion

Jeancarlo Rodriguez, Percussion

Nithun Rajandrean, Percussion Ian Grom & John Mapes, Music Arrangers

Drum Majors: Jessica Rowe

Joseph Mansonet

Soloists: Gene Paolo Flores - Trumpet

Musicians: 59 Principal: Mr. Charles Ross

Color Guard: 8 Superintendent: Dr. Richard

O’Malley

Total: 67 Supervisor of Music: Mr. Robert

Pispecky

Colors: Red & Gold – “Eagles”

Show Title: “Heartbeat of Life”

The Heartbeat of Life is a production that will take you on a journey through one man's

life from its outset. The show begins with the heartbeat of an unborn child. Throughout

the first movement follow the parents of this child and experience all of their feelings

about their child's milestone moments. In the second movement you will experience all

of the feelings of the child, now as an adult, and his milestone moments. The last

movement shows how difficult life can be as an adult and the heartache that it causes. All

of these feelings culminate to one extraordinary moment that will change the man's life

forever.

ACHEIVEMENTS

The instrumental music program at Edison High School offers a comprehensive music

program for all students involved. A balance of curricular and extracurricular ensembles

contributes to the success of the entire program. During the past fifteen years the EHS

Marching Band has won the 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015 US Bands

NJ State Championships. In 2006 the EHS Marching Band culminated their undefeated

season by winning the USSBA All-States Championships. In 2013 the band won the US

Bands Group 2 Open National Championship while sweeping all caption awards for the

entire season. In 2014 the band culminated their second undefeated season in a row by

winning the Group 3 Open National Championship as well as the awards for best music,

best effect and best guard. The EHS Wind Ensemble has received “Superior” ratings at

almost all festivals attended in the last 10 years. The EHS Jazz Ensemble has also received

“Superior” ratings at all festivals attended in the last ten years as well as winning NJ State

Jazz Finals in 2002.

SCOTCH PLAINS -FANWOOD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND

Presents

The Oath – Of Kingdoms and Glory

Ceremony, Fanfare and Adventure

Staff/Student Information

Band Director: Durand Thomas

Assistant Director: John Gillick

Color Guard Caption Head: Jackie Tumolo

Color Guard Volunteer Instructor: Jackie Close

Percussion Instructors: John Gillick, Scott Burrows

Wind Instructors / Volunteers: Durand Thomas, Chris DeCarlo,

Show Design: Durand Thomas, John Gillick, Richard Guillen, Eric Kitchenman, Jackie Tumolo

Drum Majors: Simon Oster, Christina Lamagna, Briana McGowan

Color Guard Captains: Tracy Prusik, Grace Marcolina,Mikaela Tajo

Band President: Erin Chiappi

Drumline Captains: Stephen Oduro , Elliot Sayles

Percussion/Pit Captains: Taylor Sirchio, Christian Buren

Section Leaders: Flute: Erin Hernandez, Lauren Tropper

Clarinet: Laurel Elkin , Nicole Vuono

Alto Saxophone: Vaishnavi Ramnan, Nicole Muenzen

Tenor & Baritone Saxophone: Andrew Elliot, Phoebe Collins

Trumpet: Julian Wagner, Nina Halberstadter, Sam Graifer

Mellophone: David Rosen

Baritone: Sean Sobel, Michael Lockfeld

Tuba: Sean O’Connor

SCOTCH PLAINS FANWOOD HIGH SCHOOL – 2016 RAIDER MARCHING BAND

School Enrollment: 1,580 Total Number of Students in Band: 163 Group VI Open

Number of Musicians: 129 Number of Color Guard: 31 Number of Drum Majors: 3

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Margaret Hayes Principal: Dr. David Heisey

Fine Arts Supervisor: John Veninger

Performances & Awards:

2015 VI Open Silver Medalist, 2014 VIA Undefeated Season including Gold Medal National Champions, Group VIA NJ State Champions,

Group, Yamaha Cup Champions, 2013 Group VIA NJ State Champions, Group VIA Bronze Medal National Champions securing Best Effect,

2012 Yamaha Cup Champions securing: Best Music, Color Guard and Best Effect, VIA Nationals Silver Medalist taking Best Effect and

Cadets: Esprit des Corps Award, 2011 Yamaha Cup Bronze Medalist and Best Music and Best Effect, 2011 State Finalist Silver Medalist and

Best Music, 2011 National Championship Bronze Medalist and Best Effect, 2008-2010 Group VIA NJ State Champions, All States Silver

Medal, 2005-2010 Best Percussion All States and NJ States Champions, 2006 - 2010 NJ States Best Color Guard

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EDISON TOWNSHIP

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND VISUALARTS 312 Pierson Avenue

Edison, New Jersey08837

Robert Pispecky, Supervisor

732-452-4933 732-452-4993(fax)

September, 2016

EHS MARCHING BAND:

Congratulations and best wishes for a successful year on and off the

marching field. All of you, as members of the Edison High School

Marching Band, should feel a sense of pride due to your outstanding

contributions to the Music Department, Edison High School and the

entire Township of Edison.

The skills you learn as part of the Edison High School Marching

Band will help you to find an emotional release through music,

become a contributing member of society, and grow as musicians

and young adults.

Good luck throughout the 2016 season!!

Sincerely,

Robert Pispecky

Supervisor of Music and Visual Art

John P. Stevens High School Marching Hawks

~ Proudly Presents ~

Featuring Music from “The Wizard of Oz”

1. Over the Rainbow 2. Scarecrow (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas) 3. Tin Man (Buckaroo Holiday by Aaron Copland &

Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini) 4. Lion (Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland) 5. Witch (Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi)

Marching Hawks - Green & Gold

Total Members: 172

Superintendent of School: Dr. Richard O’Malley Principal: Gail Pawlikowski

Supervisor of Music and Visual Arts: Robert Pispecky

Director of Bands: Andrew S. DeNicola

Assistant Band Director: John Zazzali

Show Coordinator: Alan Chesnovitz

Color Guard Director: Caitlin Feeney

Percussion Director: Michael Mariano

Orchestration from: Aaron Guidry’s “ZO” (Nessun Dorma / arr. by Jay Bocook)

Drill Design: Ed Devlin

Band Staff: Kara Rubino, Sal Fossa, Pete DeSiena, Tiffany Peng, Nick Mossa, Tim Egan, Eddie Griffin,

Ryan Mulcahy, Audrey Griffin, Tessa Dolce, Kirby Marino, Connor Horwath, Amanda Eider

Drum Majors: Cheikh Higgs, Ethan Melamed, Dennis Nguyen

Color Guard/Band Captains: Suvina Sinha, Zachary Kibel, Rishabh Kapoor

Musical Soloists: Ethan Melamed (Bassoon);

Zachary Kibel, David Tian, Chandan Jain, Jason Kolesar, Matt Liu (Trumpet Fanfare)

2016 Bridgewater-Raritan High School Marching Band Band Director: JP Crowley Assistant Band Director: Dr. Thomas Bourgault Visual Coordinator: David Wolbach Guard Designer/Program Coordinator: Rick Delancy Percussion Supervisor: Michael Eagle Marching /Music Instructors: Leslie Zhu, David Linton, Chris Hidalgo, Robert Peterson, Beth Schoenknecht, Julian Johnson Percussion Instructors: Joe Espineira , Mahyad Mohammadieh, Andrew Ricketts, Erik Marlin Guard Instructors: ML Lawson, Christina Doherty Wind Arranger: Jay Bocook Percussion Arranger: Michael Eagle Visual Designer: Bobby Jones Guard Captain(s): Sara Dessino, Alexa Saggese Woodwind Sargent: Molly DeHart Horn Sargent: Bryan Cook Drum Captain: Michael Ireland Drum Majors: Marshall Yuan, Nick Scafuto The band will present their 2016 Program:

Welcome Marching Band Participants and Guests!

On behalf of the students, staff, Band Parents Organization members and

parents of the 2016 Eagles Marching Band we are pleased to host the

Annual Edison High School Festival of Marching.

This evening’s event will be filled with outstanding music and performances

by area High School Marching Bands.

A huge thank you to the amazing EHS music staff for an outstanding

program. Without your dedication to the program, our children would not

be able to explore their passion for music and to build lifelong skills to help

them achieve their goals in life. Leadership, commitment and teamwork are

just to name a few.

Tonight’s event would be impossible without that same dedication we

receive from our band parents. Our Band Parents are always willing to help

wherever and whenever needed.

Thank you Band Parent Volunteers for all that you do!

I truly appreciate All of You!

Friends, Family, Participants and Guests Please sit back and Enjoy the

Performances of these talented musicians.

Phyllisann Sperato

Phyllisann Sperato

EHSBPO-President

Visit the Concession Stand!

Hungry? Thirsty? Come on down to the

concession stand and grab yourself some

refreshments and food.

We have many items to choose from to satisfy

your hunger, and while you’re away from the

stands, send your band member a candy gram or

air gram!

The Edison High School Band Parent Organization would

like to thank the following businesses for their donations in

today’s festival !

Edison Pizza, Friendly’s, Burger King,

Somerset Syrup & Concessions, Pepsi,

Famous Dave’s, On The Border Thank you for supporting our band program.

We truly appreciate your generosity!

Edison High School

Festival of Marching

Saturday, September 10th, 2016

Committee Chairs

Show Chair Phyllisann Sperato

Announcer John DeSanto

National Anthem Sarah Blanchard

Finance Stephanie DeSanto

Admissions Booth Carla Heller

Logistics Donna Rowe

Concessions Kathy Beatty

Baked Goods Donna Dunay

Air Grams Eltonette Byrd

Programs Stephanie DeSanto

Trophies Phyllisann Sperato

Field Security Bill Colletto

Bus Parking, Equipment Parking,

Traffic

Robyn Rowe

Mike Milan

Publicity David Garb

Judges Room Shelly Colletto

Schedule of Events

Time Band City Group Class

5:00pm National Anthem

5:05pm Shore Regional

High School

West Long Branch,

NJ

I A

5:20pm South Plainfield

High School

South Plainfield,

NJ

III A

5:35pm Burlington City

High School

Burlington, NJ II Open

5:50pm Central Bucks

High School South

Warrington, PA IV Open

6:05pm INTERMISSION - Please visit our Concession Stand

6:35pm Bridgewater-Raritan

High School

Bridgewater, NJ V Open

6:50pm John P Stevens

High School

North Edison, NJ VI Open

7:05pm Scotch Plains-Fanwood

High School

Scotch Plains, NJ VI Open

7:20pm Edison High School (Judged Exhibition)

Edison, NJ III Open

7:35pm All Awards

Performance Times are subject to change

September, 2016 To Our Seniors, We’ve had hard times and great times together over these past few years, and we’re very proud to know how much you’ve all grown to be better musicians and young adults. Your hard work, dedication, and leadership have brought this band to new and higher levels.

We will hold the upcoming memories of the class of 2017 closely. You all will be missed in the years to come, and your quirks and personalities will forever stay with us. Thank you for being the best you could be and for continuing to give us your time and dedication. Good luck in the future, as we know you will all make us proud. Your Band Directors, Marc DeNicuolo & Val Kuntz

2016 Alumni Sponsors Donna Teissonniere – 1972 Chris Kasperski – 1988

Lauren DeLago – 2005 Karen Mockoviak (Cox)– 2006

Alicia DeLago – 2007 Brian Cox – 2010

Christina DeLago - 2010 Richard Pellegrino – 2012

Daniel Teissonniere – 2013 Troy Iacovelli - 2013

Sarah Pellegrino – 2015 Samantha DeSanto – 2015

Robbie Dunphy - 2015 Trae DeLago – 2015

Gavin Kasperski - 2016

Thank you for your support

EDISON HIGH SCHOOL

FESTIVAL OF MARCHING

TROPHY SPONSORS

The Edison High School Band Parents Organization would

like to thank the following families for sponsoring the

trophies for this evenings event. Your support to the

program is greatly appreciated!

Zack Arabians’ Family The Milan Family

The Colletto Family The N’Akisisa Family

The DeSanto Family The Pennix Family

The Sperato Family The Teissonniere Family

We would like to thank Council Member Ajay Patil for his participation in tonight’s festival and the Edison Council Members for their support of the Band Program. It is greatly appreciated !

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What’s Great About Edison High!

We would like to Thank USBands Event Staff John Devlin, Event Coordinator

David Marden, Asst Event Coordinator Ernie Muska, Tabulator

Sheila Angalet, Jeremy Garcia, Mary Jane Iksic and Joe Leszczak

EHS BPO Fundraisers

Please visit our website www.ehsBands.org

Mum sale - through September 15th

Chico Charms – Key chains and bracelets

Magnets

Annual Tricky Tray February 2017

Adopt an Eagle

BOOSTERS Good luck Freshman and new Marching Eagles! You got this!

Kweli we are so proud of you, keep on doing your thing son!

Anthony you have come a long way! Keep up the great work!

Have a wonderful & Fun Season. Andrene & Mike Pennix

To all the seniors, we wish you continued success in your

endeavors! Kweli & family!

The Pit is it! Best of luck and enjoy! Love Mom DeSanto

Kick some brass Trumpets. Andrene & Mike Pennix

Have a great year pit ! The Colletto’s

Good Luck Jess & Joe ! Two great leaders! The Pennix family

Good Luck Victoria, Love Maya

DRUMLINE !!! xo Mom DeSanto

Have a great Marching Season Trumpets! The Pennix family

Color Guard - smile, twirl & sparkle! The Pennix family

Zack Arabian: This is the year to take on more & push your

limits. You’ve yet to see the scope of your own special

creativity. Believe! Can’t wait to see what you have in store.

Have a great season. Love Mom & Pete

Bailey have fun & smile. – Andrene & Mike Pennix

Good Luck Marching Eagles as you begin the 2016 Season

Mom Sperato

“Marching Band is Life, it becomes the family you can’t live without” - Victoria Pennix