Kutztown student chosen for national FFA band
"Bandsmen are selected begin practicing. "Although
on the basis of tape recorded we a*nd band members the
auditions or competitive most difficult music ahead of
auditions in their State FFA time, it still takes a lot of
Band with supporting practice to get ready for our
recommendations from their first perfromance on
high school band directors," Wednesday morning," says
explains Heath who spends Heath,
many hours during the During the convention
summer selecting FFA week the FFA Band will play
members to fill the 120-piece at seven sessions. "We'll
band. In addition, all ap- play a wide variety of
plicants are required to list music," says Heath "in
their musical experience and eluding marches, rock tunes,
activities such as solo and selection from Broadway
ensemble performances, musicals, serious music, and
special honors and special mood music. We’ll also have
experience such as drum some of the latest hits," adds
majoring or baton twirling. Heath, who likes to "think
FFA members who play in
the band arrive in Kansas
City two days before the
convention starts so they can
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late Mr. Ernest Hertzog of
Topton is one of 120 FFA
members from across the
nation selected to participate
in the National FFA Band.
Kevin was selected from
over 500 applicants
representing 44 states and
will play the snare drum.
After two days of intensive
practice prior to the con
vention, the band is to
perform during all but one
session of the 48th National
Convention of the Future
Farmers of America,
November 11-14, in Kansas
City, Missouri. Kevin is a
member of the Kutztown
FFA Chapter where his
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also a member of the
Brandywine Heights band
under the direction of Philip
Forlano,
Often referred to as the
“mail order band” because
of the method of recruiting
members, the National FFA
Band was first organized in
1947. Since that time com
petition for the honor of
playing in the band has
steadily increased. Under
the direction of Roger Heath,
director of Virginia Tech
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Livestock producers to meet
The annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Livestock
Association will be held
FFA chapter
sponsors
pumpkin
contest
The Lower Dauphin FFA
chapter sponsored a pum
pkin contest for five
elementary schools in the
Lower Dauphin School
District on Oct. 23.
The classes judged were
(1) the largest in cir
cumference (2) heaviest and
(3) the most creatively
decorated Jack-o-Lantem.
The seeds were distributed
by the Lower Dauphin FFA
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the spring.
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for the youthful convention
crowd.
Although the FFA con
vention officially ends
Friday evening the band
smen will not finish their
week’s work until noon
Saturday at the conclusion of
the American Royal Parade.
Traditionally the FFA Band
has been featured as the
leading marching unit in the
parade which signals the end
of the National FFA Con
vention and the opening of
the American Royal
Livestock and Horse Show.
Tuesday, (Nov. 11) at the
Penn Ram Motor Inn,
Carlisle Pike, Mechanic
sburg. Scheduled to begin at
6:00 p.m., the meeting will
be followed by an awards
banquet at 6:30. One of the
features of this affair will be
the selection of the
“Livestock Man of the
Year.”
The Pennsylvania
Livestock Association is one
of the sponsors for the
Keystone International
Livestock Exposition which
begins in Harrisburg today,
(Saturday) and continues
through this coming Friday.
A list of events at the
Keystone Exposition can be
found elsewhere in today’s
issue of Lancaster Farming.
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