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The annual All-State Band auditions took place on Saturday, January 22nd, 2022 at John P. Steven’s High School in Edison, NJ. Students from New Jersey’s three Regional Honor Bands are eligible to register for the audition. The Cherokee High School Instrumental Music Department directors and administration sponsored seven students for the All-State Band auditions. The Cherokee High School Band Director, Michael Lynch, attended the auditions as a Region III representative for the All-State Band Procedures committee.
Each student was required to perform all twelve major scales and/or the percussive rudiments, a select chromatic scale, two select solo excerpts, and a challenging short piece that was sight-read during the audition. The students studied and rehearsed the required materials for countless hours and worked closely with Cherokee band directors and private instructors to ensure the highest levels of performance. Congratulations to the following students for winning a position with an All-State Band/Orchestra: ALL STATE WIND ENSEMBLE 2022 Javid Labenski - Trombone; 1st Chair ALL STATE ORCHESTRA 2022 Javid Labenski - Trombone; 1st Chair Mr. Labenski will represent Cherokee High School in Atlantic City during the New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) convention on February 25th & 26th, 2022 and perform at the NJPAC in Newark, NJ on Sunday, February 27th, 2022. In addition, Mr. Labenski will perform with the All-State Orchestra at the NJEA Convention in Atlantic City on November 10th & 11th, 2022. Congratulations! The Cherokee Band Boosters would like to announce that with the help of Marlton Walmart store #1869 we have received a $500 grant from Walmart Giving! The funds will go towards helping further our mission of supporting the musical development of our students though marching band, color guard, jazz band, concert band, wind ensemble, and other music education activities. Thank you @walmartgiving!
The Cherokee High School Instrumental Music Department directors and administration sponsored the participation of eighteen instrumental music students for the 75th Annual All-South Jersey Region III Band & Orchestra auditions on Saturday, December 9th, 2021. The auditions took place at Absegami High School in Galloway, NJ from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Cherokee’s Band Director, Mr. D. Michael Lynch will be participating as the rehearsal conductor of the SJBODA Wind Ensemble, and also as the Symphonic Band manager. The audition process starts long before the actual audition day. Students, their directors, and their private instructors began studying the audition requirements for his/her specific instrument several months ahead of time. The students spent countless hours learning, practicing, and perfecting each aspect of the audition. Each student is required to perform all twelve major scales and/or selected percussive rudiments, a chromatic scale, two selected solo excerpts, and a challenging short piece that will be sight-read on the day of the audition. In preparation of the audition, the students met with their directors and participated in mock auditions. These mock auditions gave each student the opportunity to workout nerves by performing for their peers, and also an opportunity to share tactics, strategies, and past experiences with each auditioning participant. The Directors and music parents of the Cherokee Instrumental Music Department are very proud of each auditioning student. Although not every student is accepted into a performing honors ensemble, the experienced gained throughout the audition process is guaranteed to provide heightened skills in musicianship and invaluable life lessons. Thank you to all for the support shown toward these talented young musicians. The audition results are listed below: All South Jersey Wind Ensemble Anton Smolyanyy - Bassoon; 2nd Chair Breana Beharry - Eb Clarinet; 1st Chair Javid Labenski - Trombone; 1st Chair All South Jersey Symphonic Band - Red Maya Zarcone - Bb Clarinet; 3rd Chair Faith Anyzek - Bb Clarinet; 8th Chair Lindsay Correll - French Horn; 1st Chair Alexander Brown - Mallet Percussion; 1st Chair All South Jersey Symphonic Band - Blue Leah Kaup - Piccolo; 1st Chair Nicole Lam - Oboe; 1st Chair Maggie Barber - Bb Clarinet; 3rd Chair Anna Cheng - Bb Clarinet; 8th Chair Celeste Yeany - Trombone; 2nd Chair All South Jersey Chamber Ensemble Maya Zarcone - Clarinet Ensemble; 3rd Chair Maggie Barber - Clarinet Ensemble; 4th Chair Alexander Brown - Percussion Ensemble; 3rd Chair All South Jersey Orchestra Nicole Lam - Oboe; 2nd Chair Anton Smolyanyy - Bassoon; 2nd Chair Yat Wang - Cello; 4th Chair Eric Lin - Cello 6th Chair All South Jersey Symphony Celeste Yeany - Trombone; 1st Chair Cole Evans - Violin; 9th Chair Sam Shapiro - Viola; 1st Chair Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ Rowan University String Ensemble @ 2:00 PM, Symphony @ 3:30 PM, Orchestra @ 5:00 PM Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ Rowan University Wind Ensemble @ 2:00 PM, Symphonic Band (Red) @ 3:30 PM, Symphonic Band (Blue) @ 5:00 PM Tuesday, February 8th; 7:30 PM @ Penns Grove H.S. Chamber Ensemble Concert  Students from Cherokee's music programs were inducted into the Tri-M Music Honor Society during the Winter Concert on 12/9/21. This is Cherokee's inaugural class of inductees! Congratulations to our talented musicians!
Members of the inaugural class: Faith Anyzek Xander Brown Lindsay Correll Nissa Gaharwar Lauren Hartpence Cochise Jones Leah Kaup Eric Lin Annie Martin Nina Panteleone Logan Pross Christian Schad Brooke Shapiro April Warchol Celeste Yeany 11/17/2021 Cherokee Students to Perform with the Rowan University "WindFest" Honors Wind EnsembleRead Now  On Tuesday, November 23rd at 7:30 PM, seven student-musicians of the Cherokee High School Wind Ensemble will perform challenging repertoire as members of The Rowan University "WindFest" Honors Wind Ensemble. The honors band event is an intensive event for high school musicians selected from throughout NJ, PA, DE & NY. Participants will enjoy a music-filled day, working alongside Rowan's world-class faculty and exceptional university students in rehearsal and masterclass settings. The day concludes with a concert in beautiful Pfleeger Concert Hall featuring both the WindFest Honor Band and the Rowan University Wind Ensemble. The student musicians from Cherokee High School were nominated by their Wind Ensemble Conductor, D. Michael Lynch.
Leah Kaup – Flute Breana Beharry – Bb & Eb Clarinet Megan Riordan – Tenor Saxophone April Warchol – Trumpet Hardik Agrawal – Trumpet Celeste Yeany – Trombone Xander Brown – Mallet Percussion 11/17/2021 Cherokee Students to Participate in The College of New Jersey Honors Wind EnsembleRead Now  On Sunday, November 21st at 5:00 PM in the Kendall Mainstage Theatre on the campus of The College of New Jersey, four of the top musicians from the Cherokee High School Wind Ensemble will be performing as members of the TCNJ Honors Wind Ensemble. Under the baton of maestro Dr. Eric Laprade and Professor Adam Warshafsky, these student musicians will perform exceptional wind band repertoire along with other student musicians from the State of New Jersey. The student musicians from Cherokee High School were nominated by their Wind Ensemble Conductor, D. Michael Lynch.
Breana Beharry – Bb & Eb Clarinet Anna Cheng – Bb Clarinet Anton Smolyanny – Bassoon Logan Pross - Euphonium
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Tournament of Bands New Jersey State Championships 9:45 am National Anthem Presented by the Cherokee Naval Junior ROTC and performed by the Cherokee Saxophone Quartet Show Schedule Group 1-A 10:00 am Penns Grove HS 10:15 am Winslow Township HS 10:30 am Hammonton HS 10:45 am Kearny HS 11:00 am Haddonfield Memorial HS 11:15 am Florence Twp Memorial HS 11:30 am Arthyur L Johnson HS 11:45 am Barnegat HS Group 2-A 12:15 pm Pennsauken HS 12:30 pm West Windsor Painsboro South HS 12:45 pm Mahwah HS 1:00 pm South Plainfield HS 1:15 pm Shawnee HS 1:30 pm Sareville HS 1:45 pm Carteret HS 2:00 pm North Bergen HS 2:15 pm Raritan HS Awards 50/50 Winner Announcement Intermission Group 3-A 3:15 pm Cherry Hill HS East 3:30 pm Wayne Hills HS 3:45 pm Jackson Liberty HS 4:00 pm Point Pleasant Borough HS Group 4-A 4:30 pm Fort Lee HS 4:45 pm Metuchen HS 5:00 pm Kingsway Regional HS Group 1-O 5:30 pm Pemberton HS 5:45 pm Williamstown HS 6:00 pm Oakcrest HS Group 2-O 6:15 pm Madison HS 6:30 pm Eastern Regional HS 6:45 pm Governor Livingston HS Group 3-O 7:00 pm Absegami HS 7:15 pm Egg Harbor Township HS 7:30 pm Cherokee HS 7:45 pm Brick Memorial HS Group 4-O 8:00 pm Ramsey HS Awards 50/50 Winner Announcement Saturday, August 21, 2021
8:45am - 12pm Meet at Cherokee (North Entrance) @ 8:45 before heading over to cleanup 7/31/2021 Cherokee to Host Tournament of Bands NJ State Championship Saturday, October 30, 2021Read Now Band Parents!
As I hope you all know by now, Cherokee will be hosting the Tournament of Bands State Championship Competition (hereafter, Home Comp) on Saturday October 30, 2021. This is an exciting opportunity for our band kids to host a competition for the first time in 3 years!! This is also a great fundraising opportunity for the Band. There is a LOT of work that needs to be done to make this competition run smoothly and so we need All Hands on Deck from ALL our parents, alumni, friends and family! The most important place for us to start and ASAP is with chairpeople for the various committees. Descriptions of each are included below. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Maryann Correll at [email protected] for further information. It's a busy day but it's FUN too and a wonderful opportunity to share this day with our band kids and participate in their excitement as hosts. ALL band families are needed to make this event a success!
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