Welcome to the Pascack Valley High School Music Department!
Watch this video to learn about PV Choir and what makes us unique!
Anna Stern - President
Emma Trithart - Vice President
Jordan Pieszchata - Manager
Sadie Huang - Stage Manager
Erik Martin - Event Manager
Maya Teckwani - Social Media Promotions
Jessica Levinson - Librarian
Minty Bentely - Media Manager
Matthew Kovacs - Media Manager
See what we've been up to!
The concert premiered on December 17th, 2020, at 7pm.
Click the link below to watch our amazingly talented band and choir students' performances!
The Band program shared its rendition of several holiday carols through varying chamber music ensembles. We had several brass ensembles with some strings, a flute ensemble, a clarinet and percussion ensemble, a saxophone and percussion ensemble, and a double reed trio. These groups were made of members of the PV Band program.
The Choir portion of the concert included festive performances by the school's Concert Choir, a cappella all-male group, Bro Squad, and the Award-winning Chamber Choir. Additionally, we highlighted vocal duets, trios, quartets, and small group performances by some outstanding students from different vocal ensembles. The program included some holiday favorites such as White Christmas, A Hanukkah Celebration, Once Upon a December, Believe (from Polar Express), Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, as well as some music from around the world (Thina Singa), pop classics (And So It Goes by Billy Joel and Hooked on a Feeling, originally performed by B.J. Thomas), and Broadway favorites (You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen). The concert concluded with the performance of the “Hallelujah Chorus” from The Messiah by G. F. Handel, a long-standing tradition at Pascack Valley High School!
"The Birds' Lullaby" by Sarah Quartel,
performed by treble singers from all our choirs
"Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla,
performed by PV Chamber Choir
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
Performed by combined PVHS Choir.
"A Parting Blessing" by John Leavitt.
Performed by PVHS Choir and dedicated to PV seniors.
Auditioned vocal ensemble comprised of students in grades 10-12
Full-period class open to students in grades 9-12
All-Male a cappella Group that traveled from Boston and Philadelphia to California and even Ireland!
Bro Squad members 2019-2020:
Above: Kyle Towey, Tyler Toledo, Areg Safari, Antonio Fyfe, TJ Ballesteros, Gus Koeniges
Below: Areg Safari, Kyle Towey, Gus Koeniges, Tyler Toledo, Jack Crown,
Angelo Alfonso, Matt Harris, TJ Ballesteros, Steve Gincely
Above: Bro Squad performed for a National Conference in Princeton.
Below: Bro Squad surprised our principal Mr. DeMaio with a performance of a country song the day before he retired.
Students in our choirs are encouraged and prepared to audition for
Bergen County, Regional, and All-State Choirs.
PV Chamber Choir participated in this festival, open to choirs by invitation only.
Every year, our choir hosts a Halloween Talent Night,
featuring our school's incredibly talented students and faculty.
PV Choir members performed at the HUMC Tree Lighting in December 2019.
It is a tradition at Pascack Valley to present a Holiday Concert every year in December, along with our band.
Every year, the PV choir hosts a Valentine's Day Talent Night.
In April 2020, the PV Choir and the Tri-M Music Honors Society members organized a school-wide virtual talent show. Numerous students and faculty shared their gifts during quarantine.
During the quarantine, our choirs participated in a unique Finnish-U.S.A. collaborative project!
Click HERE to learn more about this project!
Below are some presentations and pictures from our collaborative project.
Watch this short video about the Finnish-American project that our choirs participated in during the quarantine, from March-May 2019.