Shenandoah Valley Marching Band presents ‘Viva Las Vegas’

The Shenandoah Valley High School “Blue Devil” Marching Band features 50 musicians in grades 7-12, as well as six flags and eight honor guard for a total complement of 64 students.  This is the largest band at Shenandoah Valley in a long time.

The band celebrates 97 years of musical excellence this season.

This year, the band will take fans on a musical journey with its show — “Viva Las Vegas.”

The show starts off with the driving sounds of Elvis Presley and his namesake hit, “Viva Las Vegas.”

The second song features the music of Frank Sinatra, and his hit tune “Come Fly With Me.”

The third tune features the music of Guns N Roses, and their big hit “Welcome to the Jungle.”

The closer features the music of Aerosmith and their song “Dream On.”

The band officers include:

*Drum Major — George Lopez Vasquez

*President — Daniel Paniagua Perez

*Vice President — Toby Gudinas

*Treasurer — Valeria Hernandez

*Secretary — Victoria Hernandez

*Band Uniform Managers — Toby Gudinas, Valeria Hernandez, Zach Kropp, Leslie Paniagua

*Flag Uniform Manager — Rachel Sekula

*Equipment Managers — Cesar Estrada Zamudio, Tori Nork, Jourdin Karvois, Breonna Zelinsky

*Librarians — Luz Rodriguez Ramos, Breonna Zelinsky

*Social Media Coordinators — Amber Lauffer, Mareli Arias, Alyazari Paniagua

The band staff includes:

*Flag Instructors — Jennifer Selbi and Gina Miscannon

*Percussion Instructor — Robert Nowak

*Assistant Directors — Britney Bidding and Christopher M. Circell

*Director of Bands —  John P. Shoener

Section leaders include:

*Flute — Angelique Zamudio Carmen, Luz Rodriguez Ramos

*Clarinet — Leslie Paniagua, Alyazari Paniagua, Josephine Kropp

*Alto Sax — Toby Gudinas, Valeria Hernandez, Mareli Arias

*Low Sax and Low Brass — Breonna Zelinsky, Daniel Paniagua Perez, Gordon Slater

*Trumpets and Horn — Victoria Hernadez, Amber Lauffer

*Percussion — Cesar Estrada Zamudio

*Flag Captain — Jaylynn Endicott

*Flag Co-Captain — Jourdin Karvois

Some goals for the band this year are to keep improving the music and marching in the field show, keeping band fun, and continuing to grow the music program.

Some of our fall events include:

*Sept. 20 — Gratz Fair Band Day

*Sept. 26 — Bloomsburg Fair Performance

*Oct. 12 — North Schuylkill Tournament of Bands Competition