The Young People's Concert

Every year, the Neenah High School Band hosts a Young People's concert, where elementary schoolers across Neenah come to Pickard Auditorium and watch a performance. This year, however, it was a performance of the entire music program, and actually, most of the band did not participate. Those that were there were those in senior choir and senior symphony. When it came time to showcase band instruments, the directors simply used symphony wind instrument players. As I am in symphony, that includes me.

The concert started with the entire symphony (no choir) playing a piece that is actually a medly of themes from Pirates of the Carribean. The next part of the concert was themed around the development of music over the years, so as the choir performed, they started with a Gregorian chant and moved to a madrigal piece. Then the "band" began its section of the concert. I played along with our first piece, Ronde, a renaissance piece played by brass. Next, the woodwinds played a piece. Third, we played a Sousa march known as "The Thunderer." Then, a Jazz Combo played. At that point I left the concert, as I was no longer needed.