Though everyone has a different taste in music, it is something that can speak to everyone. Performing for an amassed crowd on Monday, Nov. 24, at G.F. Kells were the Grade 5 Band, Grade 6 Band and Senior Band.
The performance began at 7:30 p.m. Grade 5s playing Cardiff by the Sea, Au Claire de la Lune, Hot Cross Buns, and Merrily We Roll Along. All of these songs were arranged by Pearson.
These songs, Director Kevin Dyck, explained were based on three and four different notes, with the youth still working on the fourth note and just beginning to work on the fifth note.
鈥淭he Grade 5s got their instruments on Sept. 20 and have only been playing for that long, so they are doing a very good job,鈥� Dyck stated.
鈥淲e have a nice large Grade 5 group this year and they are doing very well.鈥�
It was the Grade 6 group which was then welcomed to perform. The Grade 6s have been playing for two years and have begun playing more intricate pieces. Their musical compositions utilize the different sections for different parts of the piece, while the Grade 5s all played the same music together.
The Grade 6 Band performed Midnight Mission by Balmages and African Folk Trilogy by McGinty. The latter was arranged by the students as they were missing some of the instruments McGinty had written into the pieces, they therefore made it their own by improvising with other instruments or stomping their feet.
鈥淔or the Grade 6 Band you're playing different parts than the people beside you, so it's a little more difficult,鈥� Dyck stated.
Finally the Senior Band took to the stage; consisting of students between Grades 7 and 12 they performed Mars by Holst, Sanctus by Smith, and De Colores by Wagner.
鈥淭his concert focused on band pieces, but the one after Christmas and closer to our Spring Tour are more crowd pleasers with theme music from movies or incidental works,鈥� Dyck explained.
鈥淢ost of our tours we perform for younger students, at elementary schools and those kids can get quite excited about a piece, so its important they'll enjoy that and our standard band repertoire.鈥�
This was Dyck's 17th Winter Concert and he has been extremely pleased with the level of dedication and ability over the years of his students.
鈥淭hey really are plugging away, working hard, and are really fun classes,鈥� Dyck stated. 鈥淭hey're awesome!鈥�
This spring Dyck is hoping to take the Senior Band on a trip, but is still waiting on approval for it.
鈥淚t's important for the band program to offer an opportunity for kids, so not only music but travel too,鈥� Dyck explained. 鈥淚t's good to help students find friendships outside of their academic classes.鈥�
Youth did very well the night of Nov. 24th and the crowd was pleased.
The Grade 5 Band has Sydney Bouchard, Brooklyne Delorme, Ryley Himmelspeck, Addyson Morse, Summer Rutten, and Presley Wilcox on Flute; Brandon Fleming and Riley Gilks on Clarinet; Cooper Humphries and Denita Shepherd on Alto Saxophone; Trystan Barta, Jason Hietanen, Caitlyn Joya, Madison Magotiaux, Riley Park, Breck Therens-Waterman, Kaysha Turner on Trumpet; Jaydin Dustyhorn on Trombone; Nolan Pelletier and Logan Romaniuk on Euphonium; and LJ Tinio on Percussion.
The Grade 6 Band is made up of Kenna Hagel, Jessica Moffat, and Trinity Morrissette on Flute; Victoria Flynn, Taris Rae, and Kendra Schultz on Clarinet; Jonah Dyck, Jamie Hill, Coty Hofos, and Brock Newell on Alto Saxophone; and Morgan Robertson on Percussion.
The Senior Band has Emily Bouchard, Josie Morrissette, and Kiri Biberdorf on the Flute; Alana Aalbers on the Clarinet; Spencer Bell on the Bass Clarinet; Ethan Dyck, Natalie Haddow, and Jory Dyck on the Alto Saxophone; Nathan Schmidt on the Baritone Saxophone; Sydney Flynn, Logan Young, Kaelie Bouchard, Marshall Delorme, and Kelly Hume on the Trumpet; Terran Baker on the Euphonium; and Brayden Hill, Jake McLeod, Marissa Owens, and Payton Littlechief on Percussion.
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