CLASS D ALL STATE BAND
Twenty-four years ago, Rich Richards hosted the first annual Class D All State Band Clinic/Concert which involved 142 students from 37 schools across the state. The tradition continues as last year, 163 students participated in Kearney. For many of those years, students from Elgin Public have auditioned and been accepted into this band. This year is no exception!
Students from all Class D schools auditioned by tape to become a member of this year’s band. One of them was from Elgin Public Schools and was accepted into the Wind Ensemble - which is the TOP band that performs. Jennifer Rhoads auditioned on snare drum. She placed fifth out of all the drummers auditioning - something to be very proud of! There was an over abundance of drummers that tried out and many of them will not be participating at all.
The students will rehearse all day with all the members of the Wind Ensemble in March at the Fine Arts Building on campus of UNK. The conductor of the Wind Ensemble will be Michele Bluford, and Lance Nielsen will direct the Symphonic Band. The concert will be Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Fine Arts Building. There will be an admission for the concert. We would love to see friendly faces from Elgin there! Congratulations to Jennifer - your hard work has once again paid off!!!
