The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble is an 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 eight compositions:

Gramps (1999).................Stephen Melillo

A Fountain Whose Waters Never Fail (2000).......Patrick Burns

Seascapes (2001)...............David Slonaker

Tragedy and Valor (2002)...........Dean Sorenson

Freedom Overture(2003)...................Russell Newberry

Greensleeves Fantasy (2004).........Anne McGinty

Luminosity (2005)....... Key Poulan

American Jubilee (2006)......Charles Booker

A Tribute to Stan Kenton (2007)....arr. by Ed Vizhino

The band has presented over 75 concerts, awarded three $1000 scholarships to outstanding high school musicians, rehearsed over 250 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, Director of the Goldman Band; Dr. Joe Brashier, Valdosta University; 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 609 402-5575