VCHS Band Winter Concert

VCHS Band Winter Concert

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

To showcase what Vegreville Composite High School (VCHS) Band has achieved in the last four months and to celebrate the festive season, the VCHS Band Winter Concert was presented on December 16.

This concert breezed in with the VCHS Junior Band taking the audience on a musical journey of quick, lively performances and seasonal favorites which included Frosty the Snowman.

The VCHS Junior Band performs.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Mr. Barkwell, the band director stated afterwards he was proud of their performances as the Junior Band students are new to the program and they have only had four months to practice for this concert.

VCHS Jazz Band was next where they performed some music pieces that held a relaxed swing to them while others sustained a fever-pitched to the music.

After this, the highlight of the night appeared when VCHS Choir with Briezja Unrau, Florence Pasay, and Shanara Blair sang, ‘Here Comes the Sun’ and Christmas Melody with their angelic voices.

The VCHS Senior Band closed the event by performing many well-versed music pieces. A stand-out was their finale piece, Land of a Thousand Dances which is a common song at sporting event.

At the end, the audience whistled and issued a continuous standing ovation.