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Seacoast Wind Ensemble Marks Music in Our Schools Month

The Seacoast Wind Ensemble will mark Music in Our Schools month with student musicians at the Shapleigh Middle School in Kittery.

The Seacoast Wind Ensemble (SWE) will mark “Music in Our Schools” month in a performance with students at the Shapleigh Middle School in Kittery, Maine on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 7pm. Our program will feature music by Percy Grainger, John Philips Sousa, and more!

Music in Our Schools month was established by the National Association for Music Education in 1985 and is held annually in March. To learn more, click here.

The concert, featuring performances by the middle school students, SWE, and a combined band will be held at Shapleigh Middle School, 43 Stevenson Rd, Kittery, ME 03904. Please join us in a celebration of life-long music involvement and music education. We hope to see you there!

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SWE, established in 1984, is a 50-piece symphonic band based out of Exeter, New Hampshire. Comprised of musicians from all professional occupations and trades, SWE performs annually throughout seacoast New Hampshire, Maine, and northern Massachusetts.

SWE is directed by Conductor and Artistic Director, Mark Zielinski, who serves as Lecturer of Music Education at the University of New Hampshire and Assistant Conductor, Jonathan Roth, who is Music Director of the Shapleigh School in Kittery, Maine.

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