![]() Grinch, and other popular songs, Tillman said. The younger bands will play holiday classics, such as Your a mean one Mr. The senior concert band will play selections from How to Train Your Dragon, with the jazz band playing September, by Earth, Wind and Fire, based on the students’ requests, Sim said. Sim will be conducting the high school concert and jazz bands while Tillman will orchestrate the elementary and middle school musicians. So to receive that validation that you’re really doing a good job and hear the audience clap is kind of a big deal for playing music,” Sam Charlton, Grade 12 said. “It’s super rewarding because the whole point of band is to really practice your instrument, get good at it and perform it for other people. “So, you really have to perfect your parts - and I like that a lot.” “Playing in front of a crowd is more of a motivation for me because rather than recording yourself … when you’re actually performing in front of an audience you have one shot,” Sam Costa, Grade 12, said. “I’m so happy because I don’t think I’ve had an audience to play in front of since Grade 9,” Zoey Mah, Grade 11 band student, said.įor other students, playing live is what being a musician is all about. I’m looking forward to it,” Tillman said.Īdmission is by donation with the money raised going toward the School District 52 band programs.īand students have the absence of live stage throughout the pandemic and look forward to returning. “It’s just really exciting to be back on the stage and in the theatre and having a live audience. More than 150 students in Grades 5 to 12, will play holiday classics, as well as modern tunes, conducted by band teachers Daniel Sim and Kristy Tillman. Prince Rupert students will be hosting the Band Christmas Concert as their first live performance in two years, at the Lester Centre for the Arts, on Dec. ![]()
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