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Awards and Honors
Below is a history of the awards and honors that the North Allegheny Bands have received over the years. For individual accomplishments please visit our concert ensembles and jazz ensembles pages. 2008 - 2009 PMEA All-State Conference Valley Forge, PA NASH Honors Wind Ensemble 56th Inaugural Parade City of Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade- Best Overall Band Dance Team- Second Place
WPXI Skylights Quad A Band of the Week for October 24, 2008 "Tiger" Marching Band
City of Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade- Best Overall Band
Fred J. Miller Drum Major Clinic Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA- Outstanding Drum Major- EE Phelps
2007 - 2008 Downbeat Magazine's 31st Annual Student Music Awards- NASH Honors Wind Ensemble- High School Winner; Best Classical Group
PMEA Band Adjudication- Intermediate High School Wind Ensemble- Superior Rating
Festival Disney Music Festival Orlando, FL- Marching Band- Superior Rating Best Overall Marching Band- Disney Festival Gold (Festival Champion) Best Drum Majors Best Drum Line Best Auxiliary
Jazz Ensemble I- Superior Rating Second Place Overall- Disney Festival Silver Best Jazz Soloist of the entire festival- Sam Mickler- Alto Saxophone
Jazz Ensemble II- Excellent Rating Best Jazz Band in class AAA
NASH Symphonic Band- Excellent Rating
NASH Wind Ensemble- Excellent Rating
Indoor Percussion- Superior Rating Second Overall in Marching Performance- Disney Festival Silver
Dance Team- Superior Rating Best Overall Indoor Auxiliary Units- Disney Festival Gold
Majorette Squad- Excellent Rating
Flag Team- Excellent Rating
City of Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade- Best Overall Band Majorette Squad- First Place Drum Majors- VFW Medals
City of Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade- President Jack Shea Cup- Best Overall Band Best Drum Majors
Fred J. Miller Drum Major Clinic Baldwin-Wallace College; Berea, OH- Outstanding Teamwork Award- Taylor Praskach, Caitlin Cready, & Michelle Bucci Outstanding Drum Major- Caitlin Cready
2006 - 2007 Slippery Rock University Jazz Festival- Jazz Ensemble I- Superior Ratings Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Soloists Jeff Gilmour- Trombone, Kyle Oestreich- Piano, & Matt Williams- Trumpet Jazz Ensemble II- Outstanding & Superior Ratings Jazz Ensemble II- Outstanding Soloist Nick Amoscato- Tenor Sax
PMEA Band Adjudication- Intermediate High School Wind Ensemble- Superior Rating
North American Music Festival Virginia Beach, VA NASH Wind Ensemble- Sweepstakes Award Best Overall Concert Performance Level 6 Music Division First Place Superior Rating Gold Medal Outstanding Concert Soloist- Josh Waynick
NASH Symphonic Band- Open Division First Place Excellent Rating
Jazz Ensemble I- Sweepstakes Award First Place Overall Best Overall Brass Section Superior Rating Gold Medal Outstanding Jazz Soloist- Matt Williams
Jazz Ensemble II- Second Place Overall Excellent Rating
Marching Band- Superior Rating Gold Medal
Dance Team- Superior Rating Gold Medal
Majorette Squad- Superior Rating Gold Medal
Flag Team- Superior Rating Gold Medal Performance at the First Annual Youngstown State University Invitational Concert Band Clinic and Festival City of Pittsburgh Veteran's Day Parade- Best Overall Band Majorette Squad- First Place Drum Majors- VFW Medals
City of Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade- President Jack Shea Cup- Best Overall Band 2005 - 2006 Slippery Rock University Jazz Festival- Jazz Ensemble I- Superior Ratings Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Saxophone Section Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Rhythm Section Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Soloists Jamie Maza- Alto Sax, Michael Caporizzo- Bari Sax, Kyle Oestreich- Piano, & Matt Williams- Trumpet Jazz Ensemble II- Excellent Ratings Jazz Ensemble II- Outstanding Soloist Michael Lorenzo- Trumpet
PMEA Region I All-State Band Host- Mr. Ralph Ford Guest Conductor from Troy University- Troy, Alabama
PMEA Band Adjudication- Intermediate High School Wind Ensemble- Superior Rating
WDUQ/Duquesne University Winter Jazz Festival Appearance- Jazz Ensemble I Jazz Ensemble II
National Peach Bowl Band Competition- Atlanta, GA- Marching Band- Peach Bowl Parade- Gold (Superior) Rating Field Show- Silver (Excellent) Rating Senior High School Wind Ensemble- Gold (Superior) Rating Jazz Ensemble 1- Gold (Superior) Rating & Second Place Overall Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Soloist Recognition- Michael Caporizo- Bari Sax, Kyle Oestreich- Piano, Treven Kraus- Guitar, & Matt Williams- Trumpet
2006 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Victory Parade- Lead Band
City of Pittsburgh Veteran's Day Parade- Best Overall Band Majorette Squad- First Place Flag Team- Second Place Drum Majors- VFW Medals
City of Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade- President Jack Shea Cup- Best Overall Band
Fred J. Miller Drum Major Clinic at Towson State University, MD- Outstanding Teamwork Award- Jamie Mazza, Eric Reese, & Kayla Christmann
2004 - 2005 Three Rivers Music Showcase- Senior High School Wind Ensemble- Gold (Superior) Rating Senior High School Symphonic Band- Silver (Excellent) Rating
Slippery Rock University Jazz Festival- Jazz Ensemble I- Superior/Excellent Ratings Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Soloist- Jamie Mazza- Alto Sax Jazz Ensemble II- Excellent Ratings Jazz Ensemble II- Outstanding Soloist Wen Xu- Trombone
Edinboro University Jazz Festival- Jazz Ensemble I- Superior Ratings Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Saxophone Section Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Trumpet Section Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Rhythm Section Jazz Ensemble I- Outstanding Soloists Jamie Mazza- Alto Saxophone Jazz Ensemble II- Superior Ratings
PMEA Band Adjudication- Intermedite High School Wind Ensemble- Superior Rating
Alamo Bowl Band Festival and Band Competition- San Antonio, TX- Marching Band- Parade Pass & Review- First Place Overall Parade Pass & Review- Best Auxiliary Parade Pass & Review- Best Music Parade Pass & Review- Best Marching & Maneuvering Parade Pass & Review- Best General Effect Field Show- Second Place Overall Field Show- Best Auxiliary Field Show- Best Music Field Show- Best Drum Majors
City of Pittsburgh Veteran's Day Parade- Best Overall Band Best Banner Presentation Drum Majors- VFW Medals
City of Pittsburgh Columbus Day Parade- Best Overall Band
City of Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade- President Jack Shea Trophy
Fred J. Miller Drum Major Clinic Edinboro University, PA- Outstanding Teamwork Award- Logan Nye, Katherine Kunkel, Alex Ogle Outstanding Drum Major- Grady Nye
2003 - 2004 Slippery Rock University Jazz Festival- Jazz Ensemble I- Excellent Rating Jazz Ensemble II- Excellent Rating Jazz Ensemble II- Outstanding Soloist Matt Williams- Trumpet
Walt Disney World Spectro-Magic New Year's Eve Parade-
Disney Dancin' and Your Instrumental Workshops-
City of Pittsburgh Veteran's Day Parade- Best Overall Band Most Patriotic Performance
City of Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade- President Jack Shea Trophy
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