2006 - 2007 Festival Locations, Coordinators, Chairmen & Conductors
Chair for Assignments - David Cohen, Maryvale
ELEMENTARY FESTIVAL
Concert Coordinator: Andrea Runfola, Clarence
Rehearsal Dates:
Feb 10, 28, & Mar 2, 2007
Concert:
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Location:
Cheektowaga Central School
Host:
Shawn Rydzik
CHAIRPERSON
CONDUCTOR
Band
Alicia Macon, Kyle Kohan - Frontier
Mary Kay Ortolano-Frontier
Orchestra
Jim Ieda – Clarence
Anneke IedaBryan Eckenrode-Villa Maria College
Blue Chorus
Janice Peters – Frontier
Jeanette Benson - Hamburg
Red Chorus
Andrew Buscemi – Alden
Laurie Granata - Alden
Alicia Akin - LakeshoreRobin Smith - Gowanda
JUNIOR HIGH NORTH FESTIVAL
Concert Coordinator: John Maguda, Festival Administrator
Rehearsal Dates:
March 16 & 17, 2007
Concert:
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Location:
Amherst Middle School
Host:
Paul Biddle
CHAIRPERSON
CONDUCTOR
Band
Paul Biddle – Amherst
Andy Bodemer-ClarenceWilliam Weikert-Post 265 Band
Orchestra
Randall Gammiero, Randy Czosnyka - Williamsville
Ken Brown-Fairport
SSA Chorus
Eileen Andrzejak, Lisa Welfare – Kenmore-Tonawanda
Kenneth Fick - Niagara Wheatfield
SATB Chorus
Jennifer Marabella
Erin Scudder - AmherstCarolyn Lokken - Grand Island
JUNIOR HIGH SOUTH FESTIVAL
Concert Coordinator: John Maguda, Festival Administrator
Rehearsal Dates:
March 16 & 17, 2007
Concert:
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Location:
Eden Jr/Sr High School
Host:
Paul Furlong
CHAIRPERSON
CONDUCTOR
Band
Richard Riederer, Todd Macon – Frontier
Ronald Sutherland, ret. Clarence
Orchestra
Alissa Nanna, Liza Schaffer-East Aurora
Pam Christie-Kenmore Tonawanda
SSA Chorus
Linda Cullen-Hall- West Seneca
Julie Robinson- Immaculate ConceptionJohn Sternisha, ret. Fredonia
SATB Chorus
Kim Higgins - Pioneer
Patrick Walders, James Madison University
SENIOR HIGH FESTIVAL
Concert Coordinator: John Maguda, Festival Administrator
Rehearsal Dates:
March 23 & 24, 2007
Concert:
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Location:
SUNY at Buffalo
Host:
Philip Rehard - UB
CHAIRPERSON
CONDUCTOR
Band
Donald Carducci, Michael Conte - Orchard Park
Ed Lisk, Oswego, ret. Orchestra
Douglas Shaw - Clarence
Steve Thomas - AmherstGregory Magi, Houghton College Chorus
Carolyn Lokken – Grand Island
Ann Mosner - MaryvaleDirk Gardner – Oklahoma State
JAZZ ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL
Concert Coordinator: Craig Incontro, Amherst
Rehearsal Dates:
March 2 & 3, 2007
Concert:
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Location:
Amherst
Host:
Craig Incontro
CHAIRPERSON
CONDUCTOR
A Group
Craig Incontro, Amherst
John Bacon, Jr., SUNY Fredonia B Group
Craig Incontro, Amherst
Richard Goss, Lancaster
CLASSROOM FESTIVAL
Coordinator: Karen Robinson, Cheektowaga
Date:
October 21
Location:
Williamsville Transit MS
Host:
Catherine Sutherland
AUDITION DATES, SITES & HOST CHAIRPERSONS
Elementary, Vocal Solos, & Jazz
January 6, 2007
Depew
George Kroetsch/Tom Neidrauder
Junior High
January 13, 2007
Orchard Park
Christopher Revett
Senior High
January 20, 2007
Alden
William Larrabee