Waynesburg Central Elementary Band performs at state Capitol Building.
Waynesburg Elementary School蘑菇视频 sixth-grade band performs at the state Capitol Building in Harrisburg on May 17, under the direction of music teacher/band director Jason Falvo. (Photos courtesy of Central Greene School District)
Courtesy of Central Greene School District
Courtesy of Central Greene School District
Waynesburg Elementary School蘑菇视频 sixth-grade band performs in the East Wing Rotunda of the state Capitol Building on May 17. Music teacher and director of elementary bands Jason Falvo led the band.
Waynesburg Central Elementary School蘑菇视频 sixth-grade band held it annual spring concert on Tuesday, but this year, the performers also played on a different stage.
Under the direction of music teacher/band director Jason A. Falvo, the band performed a concert inside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg and visited Hersheypark蘑菇视频 Chocolate World on May 17.
鈥淪ome of our kids may never have an opportunity like this again but they got to experience their hard work pay off in a performance, trip, and a memory that they can take with them for a lifetime,鈥� said Falvo, noting the sixth-graders started their band careers completing assignments on Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 鈥淚鈥檓 so proud of the students for their hard work and determination.鈥�
Falvo said state Sen. Camera Bartolotta helped coordinate the trip after the band was unable to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association蘑菇视频 celebration of Music In Our Schools Month in March.
The band played a medley of three songs in the East Wing Rotunda and was treated to a pizza party.