Public invited to savor all that jazz at UHS

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 3, 2016

The Unionville High School Jazz Band is trumpeting a multi-school Cavalcade of Bands event on Feb. 19.

The sounds of booming brass, toe-tapping percussion and sultry solos will fill Unionville High School’s auditorium when 10 outstanding high school jazz bands gather to perform a variety of styles from soul to swing to samba on Friday, Feb. 19.

The Unionville High Jazz Band will perform in exhibition at the — The Unionville High Jazz Band is gearing up to perform in exhibition on Friday, Feb. 19.

This year’s Cavalcade of Bands competition will include more than 200 students in jazz bands from Chichester, Garnet Valley, Harriton, Kingsway Regional, Pennwood, Souderton, Warwick and West Chester East high schools and the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School. The evening will also include an exhibition performance by the Unionville High School Jazz Band and the C.F. Patton Middle School Jazz Band.

An awards ceremony will cap off the musical evening. The bands will be judged on the following elements: tone/blend/balance, interpretation, rhythm, precision, dynamics, intonation, and improvisation. There are also awards for the three best soloists, and section awards for saxophones, trumpets, trombones and rhythm.

The Cavalcade of Bands Jazz Program emphasizes “education through music involvement” and focuses on improvement from week to week. The season ends with Jazz Championships held at several southeastern Pennsylvania schools the weekend of April 15.

The Feb. 19 program will run from 6 to 10 p.m at Unionville High, 750 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square, Pa., 19348. Tickets are $8 for adults; $6 for students and seniors, and free for ages 5 and under. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

For more information about the Cavalcade of Bands Jazz Program, visit www.cavalcadeofbands.com.