Happy Holidays 2013 from the Wiswell family

Go Suz! The 501c3 Queen! Go kids! Go Rehoboth Concert Band!

Hannah gets lucky 13th STRAIGHT A Honor Roll!!!

Hannah, Ben, and Tom Wiswell achieve yet another musical milestone

Hatobeus Big Pool refit 2013

Hatobeus Black Rock refit night 2013

Hatobeus Black Rock refit 2012

4 point 0 and going to the show! GO TOM!

Rehoboth Concert Band celebrates Rehoboth Band Stand Anniversary

Rehoboth Concert Band headlines Bandstand performance

By Lexi Coon | Jul 11, 2013

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Sharon Still conducts the band while Donna de Kuyper of Lewes, a Broadway performer, sings along with the Rehoboth Concert Band June 30.

Rehoboth Beach — As the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand celebrates its 50th anniversary, a locally formed concert band made its first appearance on the stage June 30.
The Rehoboth Concert Band, founded in September, 2012, had previously performed two concerts in the area, but this was their first show on the Bandstand. "We're very excited," said Sharon Still, the band's conductor. Still, who started this concert band after retiring from more than 35 years of high school band directing experience, has also traveled across the country to conduct the Michigan Festival Concert Band and has led her own jazz band to Washington, D.C.
After starting with only 14 members, the band has grown to an astounding 63 individuals, with the youngest member in sixth grade. They all started practicing at the Cape Henlopen Senior Center and in February moved to Beacon Middle School. The members all practiced together as a full band unless otherwise told and were able to check out their sheets of music to practice at home. Unfortunately, those were of limited value. "We need more complete scores," or music sheets with all instrumental parts of a song, said Kay Creech, the band's executive director.
During their practices, the members work to perform both classical and contemporary forms of music to hold the attention of all ages. Still asked the crowd June 30 to "make sure [they] stick around" even if they don't like a song, because the next one they hear will probably be very different and more their style.
Emily Heilner, a rising eighth grader at Beacon Middle School, has played the trumpet for the Rehoboth Concert Band since the band its inception. "It's awesome," Heilner said, speaking of the band. "It's made me a better player and is a great opportunity to learn from those who are better than you," she said. Although this was the band's first performance on the Bandstand, they expect to continue "as long as there's interest," said Still. For the rest of the summer, members are granted a break except for the possibility of a few section practices, but plan to resume their work in the fall.
The Rehoboth Concert Band is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, which founders hope will encourage donations. If interested in donating to or joining the Rehoboth Concert Band, go to https://sites.google.com/site/rehobothcommunityband/home of find them on Facebook.

Members of the clarinet section (l-r) Mary Freelander, Hannah Wiswell, Steve Rhodes and Bill Workinger, start to play their section of a song.

Tom, Hannah, & Ben Wiswell earn straight A's for 2013 school year!

Ben Wiswell provides live keyboard accompaniment for Cape Henlopen's production of A CHORUS LINE 4.13

Hannah Wiswell makes it 11 in a row STRAIGHT A's with 6 perfect scores!!!

Tom Wiswell earns Best Soloist in Cavalcade Jazz Festival at Kingsway 3.23.13

Tom, Ben and Hannah Wiswell perform in inaugural performance of The Rehoboth Concert Band on 2.15.13

Rehoboth Concert Band performs “Beginnings” concert

Mar 15, 2013

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Photo by: Steven Billups

The Rehoboth Concert Band performed its debut concert Feb. 15 in Rehoboth Elementary School auditorium. The band formed in September, 2012, and is comprised of local musicians of various age groups under the direction of veteran conductor Sharon Still.
The band played a variety of music from contemporary tunes to marches. Music fans filled the auditorium, showing great appreciation for the local musicians.
Shown is the Rehoboth Concert Band at its debut performance at Rehoboth Elementary.

Marcy Parykaza on flute, left, and Jan Glasscock on bassoon perform a duet comprised of “Hungarian Dance #3” by Johannes Brahms and El Simpatico by Carlos Posasda arranged by John Gibson. (Photo by: Steven Billups)

The bands brass quintet plays “Shaker Tunes” by Gwyneth Walker. Shown are (l-r) Glenn Luedtke, trumpet; Nathan Mohler, trombone; Clay Riepen, bass trombone; Beebe Frazer, French horn; and Christopher Burkhart, trumpet. (Photo by: Steven Billups)

The band is comprised of instrumentalists of a wide range of ages and experience. Shown are (l-r) Skip Hale, clarinet; Hannah Wiswell, clarinet; Dave Burkhart, trumpet; and Stan Wetreich, clarinet. (Photo by: Steven Billups)

Hannah Wiswell wins 2nd place in 2012 Patriot's Pen essay contest

Young Patriot's Pen essay contest winners were honored Feb. 16 by Rehoboth VFW Post 7447 and its Ladies Auxiliary. The Patriot's Pen essay contest, sponsored by the VFW, gives students an opportunity to prepare an original typewritten essay of 300-400 words expressing their views on democracy on a different given topic each year.
The top 46 national winners all receive at least $500; the first-place award is currently $5,000, plus an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the winner and a parent or guardian. The topic for 2013-14 is What Patriotism Means To Me with a deadline of Friday Nov. 1, to VFW Post 7447.
Prizes are given out at post, district and state levels. First-place winner for Post 7447 was Mercedes Morgan Spray, a sixth-grade student at Sussex Academy. She was accompanied by her parents, grandmother, aunt and new 4-day-old baby brother.
Second-place winner was Hannah Wiswell, a sixth-grade student at Beacon Middle School, accompanied by her mother, Susan Wiswell. Third-place winner was Megha C. Patel, a seventh-grade student at Beacon Middle School, accompanied by her mother, Pratima Patel. Fourth-place winner, unable to attend, was Lucas R. Stuchlik, a sixth-grade student at St. Mary Magdalene School in Wilmington, with a family summer home in Rehoboth.
For entry forms for the 2013-14 contest, contact Barbara McGowan, 302-645-7689, or email barbaramcgowan1@verizon.net.

Shown  are (l-r) VFW Post 7447 Ladies Auxiliary President Anna Smith, Post Commander Edward J. Tucker, second-place Post 7447 Patriot's Pen winner Hannah M. Wiswell and her mother, Susan Wiswell, at the awards program at Post 7447 on Feb. 16. (Source: Submitted)

Make that 10 in a row straight A's for Hannah Wiswell!

Tom and Ben Wiswell earn honors at Delaware State level

Cape music students shine in Washington, D.C.

Chorus, band take top honors

By Melissa Steele | Feb 06, 2013

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Source: Submitted Cape music students recently participated in a competition. Pictured are from top (l-r) Kearney Mallon, Neal Brinton, Caleb Pavese, Michael Harrigan, Morgan Hurlock, Ashley Maslovich, Renny Cirswell, Bobby Braun, Devon Heron, Joel Tylecki, Paynter Buckingham, Ted D’Anna, Danny Myers, Shelby Murphy, Graham Smith, Angela Carroll, Dorothy Carroll. In bottom row are Kathleen Wright, Haile Barnes, Cailyn Edwards, Leah Manfra, Devon Warner, Alex Scotton, Shari Soboczenski, Ryan Gallagher, Ben Wiswell, Kelsey Buckingham, Andy Brozka, Jon Vidal, Hannah Faircloth, Rebecca Gerhard, Beth Polite and Kimmie Manfra.

Cape Henlopen High School music students drew high scores in recent competitions and earned a chance to see the nation's capital celebrate inauguration.
The Cape Henlopen Chorale performed Jan. 17 at the Heritage Inaugural Festival and won second place in its category. The group sang three songs "Bells of Christmas," "You make me feel so young," and "The Lord bless you and keep you."
Daniel Iammatteo, who sang a solo in "You Make Me Feel So Young," was the only soloist in the competition to win an award.
Judging was based on tone, balance, blend, diction, interpretation, rhythm, intonation, appearance, general effect and choice of music.
The Cape band also performed during the festival. Musicians in the jazz ensemble, concert band and parade band received “excellent” silver ratings and placed second of three ensembles in each category, said band director Robert Barbarita. Cape senior Avery Mallon received an adjudicator’s recommendation award for his drum set solos in the jazz ensemble performance.
Both band and choral students stayed in Washington, D.C., until Jan. 21 to participate in inauguration festivities.
Cape band students recently earned honors for all state and all county band. All State Band honors went to Ben Wiswell on bass clarinet; Kathleen Wright on clarinet; Tom Wiswell on mallet percussion; and Neal Brinton on tuba. Tom and Avery Mallon also made All-State Jazz Ensemble; Tom on baritone saxophone and Avery on trombone.
In conjunction with All-State, Cape Students also prepared an audition for the Senior and Junior Honors County Band. This year, 22 students earned county band honors. Many of these students also scored the highest on their auditions and earned a first chair responsibility within the ensemble, Barbarita said.
"This year, Cape students make up for 24 percent of this years senior honors county band," he said.
County band winners are Madison Long, first chair flute, senior band; Rebecca Gerhard, flute, senior band; Katelyn Gebbia, flute, senior band; Kathleen Wright, first chair clarinet, senior band; Ben Wiswell, first chair bass clarinet, senior band; Tom Wiswell, first chair alto sax, senior band; Brooks Emery, alto sax,senior band; Dorothy Carroll, tenor sax, senior band; Haley Will, trumpet II, senior band; Anthony Pittari, trumpet III, senior band; Danny Myers, alto sax, senior band; Avery Mallon, first chair trombone, senior band; Paynter Buckingham, trombone II, senior band; Joel Tylecki, trombone III, senior band; Neal Brinton, first chair tuba, senior band; Kearney Mallon, tuba, senior band; Kelsey Buckingham, first chair string bass, senior band; Leah Manfra, clarinet, junior band; Morgan Hurlock, first chair tenor sax, junior band; Evan Mallon, trumpet I, junior band; Ryan Gallagher, first chair baritone, junior band; Andrea Brozka, percussion, junior band.

Tom and Ben Wiswell make All-State Band AGAIN!