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.
2007 - 2008
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