Audition Requirements

About the 2027 Guest Director

Mr. Francis Caravella is the former Orchestra Director at Manheim Township High School, where he taught Orchestra for 33 years. While at Manheim Township, he also served as the Department Coordinator and taught AP Music Theory and IB Music. Mr. Caravella is now in his  25th year as musical pit orchestra conductor for the Manheim Township Performing Arts Spring Musical.

Mr. Caravella is a past President of the Lancaster-Lebanon Music Educators Association (LLMEA). He holds a Master of Music Theory from West Chester University and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Millersville University. He is an award-winning composer of string orchestra and choral music and continues to be active as a performer, composer, and arranger.

Mr. Caravella is currently the Program Director for the Allegro Nextgen Youth Music Program in Lancaster. The program features three orchestras serving over 150 students in grades 4-12. Mr. Caravella is the Assistant Conductor of Allegretto, the program's elite chamber orchestra. Additionally, he has conducted festival orchestras in Lancaster, Lebanon, and Dauphin Counties.

Currently, Mr. Caravella serves as the Associate Music Director at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, where he is also a regular performer on guitar and bass. He lives in Lancaster with wife Shenna, children Bradley and Regina, and cats Yoda and Gianna.

Roster to be posted after auditions!