May 3, 2015 2 min read

The seventh annual Peters Township Jazz Band Reunion Concert will be held at 7 p.m. May 16 in the Peters Township High School auditorium.

This year’s concert will feature the Peters Township alumni jazz ensemble, with guest soloist Harold Betters, a legendary trombonist. The group will be under the direction of Milton Barney, Peters Township School District’s director of bands.

Proceeds will benefit the Dave Pew Memorial Scholarship at the Washington County Community Foundation.

Pew was an accomplished musician who played all over the country with big bands.

He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for four years, and was chosen to play lead trumpet in the official Air Force Band in San Francisco. At the end of his tour of duty, Pew enrolled in the Music Education Department at Duquesne University.

Pew accepted his first teaching position with Peters Township School District in 1958 and made a lasting impression on many young people. He retired from the education field in 1986.

The Dave Pew Memorial Scholarship Fund, which was initiated by a group of former students after his death in 2001, provides educational scholarships to graduating seniors at Peters Township High School who are pursuing a career in music. To date, $2,500 in scholarships has been awarded from the fund.

Additional information about the Dave Pew Memorial Scholarship is available at www.wccf.net.