Pendel Music & Arts Spotlight: Toby Lee from the Lancaster Corps
Toby is a young man who continues flourishing within The Salvation Army’s Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware (Pendel) Division Music & Arts Department. As a tuba player, he is making leaps and bounds with his instrument, and he is also a fine singer. At this year’s Camp Ladore Music and Arts Camp, he received the Kenneth Aston Memorial Scholarship, an award given to the top student of the week. It was a unanimous decision by all staff members this year, who were impressed with his talent, effort, and leadership skills. He routinely encouraged other students and helped them in many ways.
This scholarship allowed him to attend Star Lake Musicamp, our advanced territorial camp, for the first time. While at Musicamp, Toby continued to excel. He successfully auditioned for the Pequannock Band and was a member of the boys’ chorus at camp. He connected with other musicians from around the Eastern Territory and Seaboard and made great friendships during the week. Additionally, Toby received the Boys’ Chorus award due to his excellent singing and efforts.
“We are incredibly proud of Toby and all that he has achieved and accomplished within the last few years of music making,” said Divisional Music & Creative Arts Director Edward Mylechreest. “We cannot wait to see what else is in store for this fine young musician.”
The Pendel Music & Arts Department is dedicated to sharing the teachings of Jesus Christ through the ministry of music and the arts and encourages all to do so through whatever art form they choose. Pendel Music & Arts offers free music and arts education for children and adults throughout the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware. The department runs three levels of teaching: prep academy (ages 7-12), youth Groups (ages 12-18), and senior ensembles and lessons in brass, dance, drama, percussion, and singing. Pendel Music & Arts leads the Ladore Music and Arts Camp and our Junior and Senior Conservatories during the summer for intensive music and arts training.
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The Pendel Music & Arts Department exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, through the ministry of Music and the Arts. We believe that all are called to worship the Father, and so we strive to encourage all to do so, through whatever art form they choose.
We serve the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware region, without discrimination and throughout the year, we offer free music and arts education for children and adults throughout the region.
On a divisional scale, we run three levels of teaching: Prep Academy (Age 7-12), Youth Groups (Age 12-18), and Senior Ensembles. We offer lessons in Brass, Dance, Drama, Percussion, and Singing.
Our senior ensembles, Pendel Brass and Pendel Singers, are world-renowned performing ensembles, with a great history of professional recordings and multiple national and international tours.
We lead the Ladore Music and Arts Camp, as well as our own Junior and Senior Conservatories during the Summer, for intensive music and arts training. In addition to this, we support all forms of corporate worship throughout our division, on both a local corps and divisional scale.