High School Music Program
High School Music
Performance, Leadership & Advanced Study
Major Performances
- Marching Band: Parades, Hellertown Community Day, Football Games, Cavalcade and additional festivals and competitions
- Winter Concert: Concert Band, Concert Choir and Chamber Choir
- Pops Concert: Concert Band, Jazz Band, Flute & Clarinet Choir and Concert Choir
- Spring Concert: Concert Band, Jazz Band, Concert Choir and Chamber Choir
- Jazz Band: Festivals including SteelStacks and Cavalcade, plus community performances for Saucon Valley Manor residents and the senior citizen recreation center
- SVIPE (Saucon Valley Indoor Percussion Ensemble): Local TIA competitions, Family & Friends Preview Show and TIA Wildwood Championships
Band Program
- Concert Band (1 Semester or Full Year)
- Concert Band/Choir (1 Semester or Full Year)
- Honors Band (Full Year)
- Honors Band/Choir (Full Year)
- Marching Band
- Jazz Band
- Flute & Clarinet Choir
- Saucon Valley Indoor Percussion Ensemble (SVIPE)
Choir Program
- Concert Choir (1 Semester or Full Year)
- Concert Band/Choir (1 Semester or Full Year)
- Honors Choir (Full Year)
- Honors Band/Choir (Full Year)
- Chamber Choir
- Handbell Choir
Music Electives
- Piano
- Music Theory I
- AP Music Theory
- Introduction to Jazz
Music Faculty
Choir Director (Middle & High School, Grades 5-12): Lauren Sakasitz
Email: Lauren.Sakasitz@svpanthers.org
Instrumental Music (Grades 9-12 & Grade 4): Kaela Bitting
Email: Kaela.Bitting@svpanthers.org
Music Highlights
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Get Ready for a Night of Laughs and Music: SVHS Presents "The Drowsy Chaperone"
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A Stellar Performance: Ryan Pakzad Advances to State Choir
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Saucon Valley High School Band Looking to Perform with Alumni During Hellertown's Heritage Day
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High School Jazz Band Participates in Special Clinic
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Student Musicians Perform in PMEA District 10 Band
![PMEA Student Achievement Spotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768355174/svpanthersorg/puxlejvn0ihbzvawokq9/Festival1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768355174/svpanthersorg/puxlejvn0ihbzvawokq9/Festival1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768355174/svpanthersorg/puxlejvn0ihbzvawokq9/Festival1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768355174/svpanthersorg/puxlejvn0ihbzvawokq9/Festival1.png","width":940}])
PMEA Student Achievement Spotlight