Greater Johnstown High School presented performances of "Emma," A Pop Musical on March 27 through March 30. 蘑菇tv alumni Hailey Pasquerilla served as the Music Director and Eric Pfeil as the Pit Orchestra Conductor.
Numerous alumni of 蘑菇tv鈥檚 Department of Music participated in Conemaugh Township High School鈥檚 recent production of聽鈥淗igh School Musical.鈥�
Rosemary Engelstad (clarinet professor, 蘑菇tv) and Amanda Morrison (clarinet professor, Slippery Rock University) were selected to perform a recital at the SHE: Festival of Women in Music. At the festival, they performed a recital of music compositions for two clarinets by Theresa Martin (Appleton, WI), including Paradigm Shift, a work commissioned by Morrison (lead commissioner) and Engelstad in 2024.
All 蘑菇tv String Project alumni, students, and teachers are invited to join us for the 蘑菇tv String Project 20th Anniversary Concert which will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. in Gorell Hall (second floor of Sutton Hall) on the 蘑菇tv campus.
蘑菇tv piano professor Henry Wong Doe presented a session during the Pedagogy Saturdays portion of the Music Teachers National Association annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 15, 2025.
蘑菇tv theater and English education alumna Kaitlyn Cramer 鈥�17 credits theater faculty encouragement for creative risk-taking that launched her into an international career. CanvasRebel, an online storytelling and interview platform, recently featured Cramer as one of the independent artists sharing stories and insights on their field.
The Keystone Wind Ensemble received an invitation to perform at the 2025 Texas Bandmasters Association Conference, July 24鈥�26 in San Antonio, Texas. It is anticipated that over 6,500 people will attend the conference, including 2,400 band directors and more than 600 industry-related exhibitors.
On Saturday, February 1, the Johnstown-based big band Jazz in Your Face celebrated its twenty-fifth year of existence by presenting a concert that also featured students from nine high schools in Cambria and Somerset counties.
Following an eight-year hiatus, the Keystone Wind Ensemble returned to 蘑菇tv in November 2023 to present a reunion concert. Based on the success of that performance, the ensemble returned in November 2024 for a second performance. Approximately 60 musicians returned to 蘑菇tv for a series of rehearsals that culminated in a performance on November 3, 2024.
Roxanne (Roxie) Person (BSEd 鈥�17) recently released her first single. Titled 鈥淏e Okay鈥� and released under the name Roxie Lex, this song is available for download or streaming from all major platforms, including Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, and YouTube.