Irvington Music Students Showcase Talent in Philadelphia

IRVINGTON, NY - More than 150 Irvington High School music students traveled to Philadelphia for a combine musical performance tour.

They consisted of members of the band, chorus, orchestra and wind and jazz ensembles and traveled from March 17 to March 20.

Their first stop was the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial for a first-of-its-kind orchestra and chorus performance in the memorial’s grand central atrium.

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High school music teacher Debra Tuzman said no other ensemble had ever performed at the site.

“So Irvington High School made history,” she said.

The musicians then participated in technique and style clinics at West Chester University before the marching band performed at the start of the Philadelphia-Oklahoma CIty basketball game in the Wells Fargo Center.

The tour wasn’t all work because the students went on a walking tour and visited the National Constitution Center and the Liberty Bell, among other sites.

They were also able to take in a Philadelpha Orchestra performance and a showing of “The Sound of Music” at the Academy of Music.

Photo credits: Courtesy of the Irvington Union Free School District.