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Upcoming Events @ JPS

• State Jazz Finals
• Saturday, April 27th @ 5:00 pm

• Small Ensemble Festival
• Tuesday, May 14th @ 6:00 pm

• Spring Concert
• Wednesday, May 15th @ 7:00 pm

• Jazz Extravaganza
• Wednesday, May 22nd @ 7:00 pm

• Classic Car & Motorcycle Show
• Sunday, June 2 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Recent News

• Our Holiday Concert 2012 music is online! Click and listen!

• Congratulations to the 25 JPS Band Members who were selected into the 2013 All-State Band. We are proud to represent the most students from any one school in the entire state of New Jersey!

All-State Acceptances 2013

Flute

• Emily Choi (Wind Ensemble)
• Anna Chen
• Cheryl Chang
• Cynthia Tsai

Oboe

• Henry Wu
• Larry Wang (All-State Orchestra Only)

Clarinet

• Abhinay Tirupati (Wind Ensemble)
• Rachel Diao (Wind Ensemble)
• David Choi (Wind Ensemble)
• Nicole Huang (Wind Ensemble)
• Michelle Chen (Prinicpal Chair Symphonic Band)

Alto Clarinet

• Wendy Wang (Wind Ensemble)
• Steven Xie
• Stefan Lim

Bass Clarinet

• Julia Zou (Wind Ensemble)
• Joe Cho

Contrabass Clarinet

• Justin Jones

Tenor Sax

• David Zhou

Trumpet

• Bryan Lin (Wind Ensemble)
• Rudy Yang
• Shaun Ren

Trombone

• Nikhil Thomas (Wind Ensemble)
• Robert Wang
• Andrew Ye

Tuba

• Nick Pasamba

Bold indicates 1st overall (Best Overall on instrument in the state)

• Congratulations to the 45 JPS Band Members who were selected into the 2013 Region Band. We are proud to represent the most students from any one school in Central New Jersey!

Region Acceptances 2012-2013

Flute

• Emily Choi ^ (Wind Ensemble)
• Anna Chen >
• Cheryl Chang
• Cynthia Tsai

Oboe

• Jessie Wu (Wind Ensemble)
• Larry Wang <
• Henry Wu >
• Michael Wang

Bassoon

• Chris Chan (Wind Ensemble)
• Stephanie Zhou
• SuAh Kim

Clarinet

• Rachel Diao (Wind Ensemble)
• Michelle Chen (Wind Ensemble)
• Abhinay Tirupati (Wind Ensemble)
• David Choi (Wind Ensemble)
• Nicole Huang (Wind Ensemble)
• Arpan Chakrabarti
• Steven Xie

Alto Clarinet

• Stefan Lim ^ (Wind Ensemble)
• Wendy Wang

Bass Clarinet

• Joe Cho ^ (Wind Ensemble)
• Julia Zou >
• Kristen Tse
• Dean Kim

Alto Sax

• Amanda Gu >

Tenor Sax

• David Zhou >

Baritone Sax

• Iris Wong ^ (Wind Ensemble)
• Justin Jones

French Horn

• Jamie Fan
• Gloria Chen
• Alick Jiang

Trumpet

• Rudy Yang > (Wind Ensemble)
• Bryan Lin (Wind Ensemble)
• Leela Hegde
• Shaun Ren

Trombone

• Robert Wang (Wind Ensemble)
• Andrew Ye
• Nikhil Thomas

Euphonium

• Lea Chen

Tuba

• Nick Pasamba ^ (Wind Ensemble)
• Sam Jiang
• Haadi Munshi

Battery Percussion

• Vijay Ishwar
• Jacob Kibel

Mallet Percussion

• Sherry Chiu

Bold indicates 1st overall (Highest score on instrument in region)

^ = 1st Chair Wind Ensemble < = 1st Chair Symphonic Orchestra > = 1st Chair Symphonic Band

History of Regions, All-State & All-Eastern Representation from JPS Band Program

• 2012-2013 - 45 Region Band Members 25 All-State Band Members 5 All-Eastern Band Members
• 2011-2012 - 48 Region Band Members 28 All-State Band Members
• 2010-2011 - 53 Region Band Members 33 All-State Band Members 9 All-Eastern Band Members
• 2009-2010 - 54 Region Band Members 36 All-State Band Members
• 2008-2009 - 47 Region Band Members 20 All-State Band Members 5 All-Eastern Band Members
• 2007-2008 - 37 Region Band Members 18 All-State Band Members
• 2006-2007 - 32 Region Band Members 16 All-State Band Members 6 All-Eastern Band Members
• 2005-2006 - 32 Region Band Members 16 All-State Band Members
• 2004-2005 - 36 Region Band Members 15 All-State Band Members 3 All-Eastern Band Members
• 2003-2004 - 30 Region Band Members 10 All-State Band Members
• 2002-2003 - 30 Region Band Members 11 All-State Band Members
• 2001-2002 - 24 Region Band Members 9 All-State Band Members
• Year after year, the JPS Band Program proudly continues to represent the most accepted members from any one school in New Jersey.