Postville students in MS Honor Band
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/30/2005 - 8:46am
On Saturday, March 5th, 2005 three members of the Postville 7th & 8th grade band participated in the Tri-State Middle School Honor Band. The festival was held in Decorah, Iowa and was hosted by the Decorah High School Band Department. Participating students were: Jacqueline Schutte, flute; Hayley Dougherty, clarinet; and Jared Szabo, alto saxophone.
Two bands of 135 members each rehearsed during the day and presented a concert at 6:30 pm in the DHS Auditorium. The conductors for this event were Laura Sindberg from Appleton, Wisconsin and Chris Gleason from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Both directors have distinguished credentials in their work with school bands.
Over 90 schools from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa participated in this honor band festival. Other activities fro the students and directors included a “sharing talk” by the guest conductors and specific director sessions pertaining to Middle School band issues.
The festival is supported by the Decorah Band Boosters and Kephart’s Music Center, Inc. of Decorah.
SectionName:
