BAND!

Night of Jazz

JAZZ BAND AT THEIR NIGHT OF JAZZ; PHOTO BY KAILEE CARVER

The Night of Jazz was on Saturday April 12th. The Night of Jazz was a night where people could come and listen to jazz band and ensemble play some of their pieces. Jazz ensemble played four pieces. Three of them were pieces from jazz legends Roy Hargrove, Horace Silver, and Dr. Bob Washut. They also played the theme song from Cowboy Bebop called Tank. Mr. Bills, who is the director of jazz ensemble, was very proud of the band and said they did very well. He is looking forward to their final performance which is in front of the Graduate Hotel on May 30th at 6:30 p.m. Jazz band played some amazing pieces too. They played Change Up by Carl Strommen, Cardinal Shuffle by Bob Washut, I Found a New Baby arranged by Mark Taylor and a rock tune What Do you Say by Ken Harris. Mr. Copeland, the Jazz band director, was very happy with how the band did this performance. This was the final performance but Copeland thinks overall that they did amazing all year.

MORGAN DOWNES WITH HER AWARD; PHOTO BY KAILEE CARVER

Solo/Ensemble

CCA solo/ensemble was on Saturday April 26th this year. Lots of high school and middle school students performed. Morgan Downes, Liahna Malin, Elijah Thompson, Sophie Christensen, and Lucy Chatham were the soloists that performed on Saturday. The groups that performed were Kieran Owings, Elijah Thompson, Oliver Petrulevich in a mixed ensemble, Riley Colvin and Odin Hankins for a trombone duet, Emma Karsten and Liahna Malin with a mixed woodwind duet, Sophie Christensen, Oliver Petrulevich, Riley Colvin, Cade Prior, Logan Weber, Odin Hankins for a trombone ensemble, Ireland Johnson, Kailee Carver, Emmie Johnson with a mixed woodwind trio, and Hayden Meskimen, Tarissa Bollers, Lilly Clark, Lydia Carlson for a mixed woodwind ensemble. They all did amazing and Morgan Downes was picked by the judge for the most outstanding performance that day!