The 2023 Winter Showcase was held recently at Port Allegany High School in the Auditorium.  Guest hosts for the evening were Lillianne Reed and Alayna Rhinehart.  The hosts began the show with a guitar duet followed by recorder as they performed the Sponge Bob theme song.  Love Story by Taylor Swift was then performed by the 8th and 9th Grade Choir with vocal music instructor Rachel Karwowski on piano.  Lily Madison followed with When I was Your Man by Bruno Mars.  Jenn Baxter performed an original composition, Days of Spring, on her saxophone.  The Nights by Avicii was performed by Nathaniel Canfield and friends.  Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd was performed by Owen Kisler, drums; Juuso Young, backup guitar; Isaac Barber, lead guitar; Miska Young, bass and Henry Troupe, vocals.  Metallica’s Enter Sandman followed with Saxon Palmer, vocals, Owen Kisler, drums, Isaac Barber, guitar and Aidan Clark, bass guitar.  

Ex’s and Oh’s by Elle King was sung by Georgia Barth and Delaney Stromberg, vocals and Miss Karwowski on piano.  

From Dear Even Hansen, Requiem was sung by Chloe Triplett, vocals and Lily Madison on piano.  Holding Out for a Hero, by Ella Mae Bowen, was performed by Phoenix Kiehlmeier, vocals and Miss Karwowski on piano.  Henry Troupe sang Heading South by Zach Bryan and Aed Langfitt performed an original titled Of Yours.  Maidson Fillhart sang an original titled Superhero with Lily Madison on piano.  The program ended with Collin Stuckey singing Bing Crosby’s White Christmas, accompanied by Miss Karwowski on the piano.  The program was under the direction of Rachel Karwowski.  Stage crew members were Leila Stuckey and Kaydence Beaver.  

Upcoming events for the PASD Music Department include the December Booster meeting at 7:00 p.m. on December 6 in the Music Wing of the school; The Holiday Band Concert at 7:30 on December 8, HS Auditorium and Wintersongs December 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. , also in the HS Auditorium.  

The 2022-2023 Friends of the Performing Arts have been announced as follows:  Encore Patron – The Barber Family, Barb Bockoras, C&N Bank, Mark Carlson, Rep. Martin Causer, Don Crowley, Buck and Cindy Daisley, Ron and Cindy Daniels, Richard and Ruth Delacour, Gene and Barbara Glasgow, GrayMac, Duane and Mary Gregg, Kenneth and Charlene Gross, Evelyn Guncheon, Matthew and Jennifer Guncheon, Mitzi and Amanda Haskins, Michael and Katie Johnson, Tom and Shirley Johnson, Peggy Kallenborn, The Lawton Family, Scott Lilly, Erik and Jennifer Lloyd, John Mallery Family, Barb Major, Olson & Tenglund, Port Allegany VMI, Port Allegany Shop and Save, Pine Valley Nurseries  and Daniel and Christa Schott.  In Memory of – Richard Berrettini, W. Howard Foster and Patricia Osani; Fiale Patron – Melanie A. Hallows, Johnathan and Karen Huff, Matt and Kayl Johnson, Kisler Family, Don Mangold, John and Krystal Meade, Eric and Nicole Parish, Jerry and Kitty Patton and Earl and Jan Stromberg. In memory of Ralph and Dorothy Leonard and in Honor of Ken and Annamaria Myers; Overture Patron –  Judy Evens, Denise and Gregory Buchanan, The Howard Family, Ruth Johnson, J.T., Carri and Lily Madison, Gene and Mary Anne Mantz, Mike and Cherie Nasto, Shirley J. Redmond, Suzanne Roys, Hilda and Kirk Schroll, Don and Nan Tanner and Carl Wallace; In Memory of:  Pat and Don Drabert and Gerald Stayer; Entr’acte Patron – Doris McLaughlin, Mary Major, Mark and Helen Marzella, Harold and Carla Sabin, PHilip and Anna Smith; In Memory of Lynn Ruding and Nana (Marcella Merrill.