SIDE BY SIDE

The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble invites superior high school and college student musicians to join the band for an annual concert during which the students sit side by side with their teachers and adult musicians.  A college band or US Washington service band conductor has traditionally shared the conducting. Students are invited by members and the board of SJAWE and must be of region/All State band ability level. In recent years, the AtlantiCare Foundation and the OceanFirst Foundation have partially sponsored this concert.

SJAWE "Side by Side" Guest Conductor History:

1999 - Bryan Shelburne Jr. 
2000 - Peter Boonshaft
2001 - Stephen Melillo
2002 - John Pastin
2003 - William Berz
2004 - Timothy Oliver
​2005 - Joe Brashier

2006 - Bryan Shelburne Jr.
2007 - Peter Boonshaft
2008 - William Silvester
2009 - Stephen Melillo
2010 - Keith Brion
​2011 - Ed Lisk
​2012 - Ed Teleky

2013 - Darryl Bott
2014 - Frank Mazzeo
2015 - Michelle Rakers
2016 - Larry Lang
​2017 - William Berz & Christian Wilhjelm
2018 - Tim Holton
2019 - Mark Stickney