VCHS Senior High Band

Carol Baldwin Submitted

Last week I had the privilege of traveling as a chaperone with the Senior High Band from Vegreville Composite High School, to the Alberta Band Festival in Red Deer. Here bands from different schools in Alberta and other provinces performed before judges from different parts of North America. The band was required to perform several pieces, work privately with a clinician and also sightread a piece, all

of which they were marked on to be awarded the highest rating available for bands. Our local band was the talk of the festival because of the quality of sound that came out of the small band of seven members. One judge commented he was pleasantly surprised and ranked them in the top 10% among bands of much larger sizes for their tone quality. Congratulations to director, Mr. Brendan Barkwell and Senior High Band for representing your school and community with excellence!