World-Class Instruction and Performance
WELCOME. We are so glad you are here and learning about all that we have to offer!
The Warren Central High School Band program provides world class performance and instruction for all students through our many different performance ensembles. Our award-winning program feature band, color guard, orchestra, choir, and theatre programs.
Since 1983-1984, Warren Central High School has been officially recognized as a "National School of Excellence" and an Indiana Blue Ribbon School. Individual students consistently win awards in academic and performance competitions; championship-caliber music programs and athletic teams have been the rule, not the exception. In 1999 Warren Central was honored as a Grammy Signature School and the music program earned Grammy Signature Schools Semi-Finalist recognition from 2006-2014. Music ensembles have 27 appearances at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Organizational State Finals since the 1980s.
In addition to these prestigious awards, Warren Township MSD is one of a handful of school districts nationwide recognized by the NAMM Foundation as one of the Best Communities for Music Education.
Since 1983-1984, Warren Central High School has been officially recognized as a "National School of Excellence" and an Indiana Blue Ribbon School. Individual students consistently win awards in academic and performance competitions; championship-caliber music programs and athletic teams have been the rule, not the exception. In 1999 Warren Central was honored as a Grammy Signature School and the music program earned Grammy Signature Schools Semi-Finalist recognition from 2006-2014. Music ensembles have 27 appearances at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Organizational State Finals since the 1980s.
In addition to these prestigious awards, Warren Township MSD is one of a handful of school districts nationwide recognized by the NAMM Foundation as one of the Best Communities for Music Education.
About the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township
Warren Township MSD, located on the east side of Indianapolis, is an educational institution that can trace its beginnings in Indianapolis back more than a century. Warren Central High School was built in 1924 to consolidate the overcrowded Shadeland and Cumberland Junior-Senior High Schools. The Warren Performing Arts Center was built in 1983, adding over 116,000 square feet of creative, technical and rehearsal space; this space, along with the high school and career center, totals almost one million square feet.
The Metropolitan School District of Warren Township is an urban school district located on the east side of Indianapolis. The school system serves approximately 11,500 students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Within the district there are nine elementary schools, three intermediate academies, three middle schools, one high school and an alternative school. The township also includes an early childhood center and a career center.
Thank you for learning more about and supporting the Warren Central Performing Arts Department.
The Metropolitan School District of Warren Township is an urban school district located on the east side of Indianapolis. The school system serves approximately 11,500 students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Within the district there are nine elementary schools, three intermediate academies, three middle schools, one high school and an alternative school. The township also includes an early childhood center and a career center.
Thank you for learning more about and supporting the Warren Central Performing Arts Department.
OUR TEAM
For questions or more information about the Warren Central Performing Arts Department,
please contact one of our faculty members below.
For questions or more information about the Warren Central Performing Arts Department,
please contact one of our faculty members below.
Bands
Mr. Ed Meckes, Director of Bands & Color Guard Director
Performing Arts Department Chair & Township Music Coordinator (Grades 5-12)
317.532.6200 ext. 4693 [email protected]
Performing Arts Department Chair & Township Music Coordinator (Grades 5-12)
317.532.6200 ext. 4693 [email protected]
Ms. AnnaMarie Kelly, Assistant Director of Bands & Percussion
317.532.6200 ext. 6272 [email protected]
Mr. Andrew Scharf, Assistant Director of Bands & Jazz
317.532.6200 ext. 6271 [email protected]
317.532.6200 ext. 6272 [email protected]
Mr. Andrew Scharf, Assistant Director of Bands & Jazz
317.532.6200 ext. 6271 [email protected]
Choir
Miss Kelsey Coram, Assistant Choral Director
317.532.6200 ext. 6273 kcoram1@warren.k12.in.us
Mister Brian Long, Choral Director
317.532.6200 ext. 6273 blong3@warren.k12.in.us
317.532.6200 ext. 6273 kcoram1@warren.k12.in.us
Mister Brian Long, Choral Director
317.532.6200 ext. 6273 blong3@warren.k12.in.us
Orchestra
Mr. Abraham Rittenhouse, Director of Orchestras
317.532.6200 ext. 6266 [email protected]
317.532.6200 ext. 6266 [email protected]
Piano
Ms. Jill Wynalda, Performing Arts Dept. Assistant, Piano Instructor
Theater
Performing Arts Center
Mr. Eric Matters, Director of Warren Performing Arts Center
317.532.6275 ematters@warren.k12.in.us
Mr. David Melton, Tech Director, Warren Performing Arts Center
317.532.6200 x. 6101 [email protected]
317.532.6275 ematters@warren.k12.in.us
Mr. David Melton, Tech Director, Warren Performing Arts Center
317.532.6200 x. 6101 [email protected]