The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble is a 65 member band composed of professional casino musicians, music teachers, and college graduates who have maintained high musical standards since playing in their college bands. Formed in March of 1997, the band has commissioned the following ten compositions and is in the process of commissioning a Holiday Medley with chorus for 2009:

1. Gramps (1999).................Stephen Melillo
2. A Fountain Whose Waters Never Fail (2000).......Patrick Burns
3. Seascapes (2001)...............David Slonaker
4. Tragedy and Valor (2002)...........Dean Sorenson
5. Freedom Overture(2003)...................Russell Newberry
6. Greensleeves Fantasy (2004).........Anne McGinty
7. Luminosity (2005)....... Key Poulan
8. American Jubilee (2006)......Charles Booker
9. A Tribute to Stan Kenton (2007)....arr. by Ed Vizhino
10. Southwest Overture (2008)......Clifton Williams, trans. Dr.    William Silvester
11. Christmas Medley (2009) .....Ed Vezinho   (This commission  had its first performance on December 7, 2009 at the Richard Stockton College of NJ PAC to a sold out audience)

The band has presented over 80 concerts, awarded three $1000 scholarships to outstanding high school musicians, rehearsed over 275 major band works, and has had numerous guest conductors, including Col. Bryan Shelburne, US Army Band (Pershing's Own), Washington, DC; Dr. Jack Stamp, U. of Indiana of Pa; Dr. Peter Boonshaft, Hofstra U.; Dr. William Berz, Rutgers U.; Lt. Col. John Pastin, US Navy Band, Washington, DC; Dr. Timothy Oliver, Temple U.; Patricia Childress, Rutgers U.; Bruce Yurko, Cherry Hill East School Dist.; Patrick Burns, Montclair State College; Dr. Christian Wilhjeim, Ridgewood Band and past Director of the Goldman Band; Dr. Joe Brashier, Valdosta University; Dr. William Silvester, TCNJ and Stephen Melillo, noted composer.

Guest soloists include Tyrone Breuninger, euphonium, Philadelphia Orchestra (ret.) and Rowan U., Gerald Tedesco, trumpet, a graduate of Julliard School of Music, Anita Stagliano, Pianist, Benjamin Sotomayor, boy soprano, Toni Anne Gisondi Pugliese, vocalist, who played Mollie in the movie Annie, Mary Jane Morey, vocalist and Sgt. Christopher Jones, clarinetist, US Military Academy Band, West Point, NY.

SJAWE rehearses most Monday evenings from 7:15 PM to 9:30 PM in the Mainland Regional High School Band Room located at 1301 Oak Avenue, Linwood, NJ.

If you are a college trained musician who has maintained your musical skills and would like to play with the South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble,

Email Karen Poorman, President: kmpoorman@aol.com or call our SJAWE phone at 609 402-5575