WEST ORANGE, NJ - The award-winning Marching Mountaineers debuted their 2022 routine, "Postcards from New York," during the West Orange High School game opener on Sept. 16. Read all about it below and see all the photos HERE.
The West Orange High School Marching Mountaineers
STAFF
Band Director – Lewis Kelly
Associate Band Director – Erin Lagatic
Assistant Band Directors – Michael Denburg, Christina Doherty, Katie Westerlund
Percussion Instruction – Nasir Foster, Kaitlin Morrell
Color Guard Instruction – Stephen Girard, Brianna Todman
Marching and Music Instruction – Chris Cubias, Marissa Gerin, Allison Gibbons, Brad Helias, Mark Lagatic
Show Design – Louis Hellinger, Christopher Rapacki, Jeff Sacktig, Chris Vale
Sound Design and Audio Engineer – Conal Donagher
STUDENT LEADERS
Drum Majors – Shane Donagher and Anestis Pavlidis
Color Guard Captains – Leila Abouelnaja and Magaly Cordero
Percussion Captains – Maya Anand, Antony Apollon, and Owen Butler
Section Leaders and Captains – Ashwin Anand, Litzy Gonzalez, Charlotte Lewis, Trinity Matos-James, Anna Shelley, Andrew Strom, Lorenzo Viney
2022 Program: POSTCARDS FROM NEW YORK
Musical Selections include: "Empire State of Mind," by Angela Hunte, "Symphony No. 2: The Big Apple," by Johan De Meij, "New York, New York," by John Kander, "NY State of Mind," by Nas, "Uptown Girl and New York State of Mind," by Billy Joel
Past Honors: 1995 USBands 2 A Champions; 1999 USBands Group IV A Champions; 2005 USSBA Group V Open NJ State Champs; 2006 USSBA Group V Open NJ State Champs; 2007 USSBA Group 5 Open Champion Color Guard; 2007 Bands of America Regional Finalist; 2009 USSBA Group V Open NJ State Champions;, 2016 USBands Group V A NJ State & National Champions; 2017, 2018, 2019 NJSMA Best Overall Band; 2021 NJM
