A bombshell bandshell
May 16, 2018
By KACEY KOCH
The Mirror reporter
On Thursday, May 17 from 11:15 to around 12:30 pm, the SPASH bands will be performing at the Pfiffner Park bandshell with the 9th grade Ben Franklin band. The performance is open to the public and free to attend.
A few of the songs that will be played at the bandshell include a Pink Floyd Medley, Video Games Live, and Mission Impossible (pep band style). Both of the SPASH bands will play alone and then combine to form a large ensemble.
I’m glad there will be excellent weather!” Brad Schmidt, band director, said excitingly. “It’s going to be a fun outdoor concert with the Ben Franklin students.”
Near the end of the concert, the SPASH bands will combine with the Ben Franklin band and play a few of the pep band songs that the ninth graders will play the following year for their first year at SPASH.
“It’s a really cool tradition that we’ve kept going for many years,” Rod Lawrence, band student, said. “It’s fun welcoming new students into SPASH to pursue their careers and it’s just a fun time all around for everyone.”
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I think it’s really rad that the band kids get to perform outside of just concerts in the auditorium
This was a good summary of the event. It’s a lot of fun and a great experience for the Ben kids because they get exposure to high school music.
This concert sounds very cool and I wish I had attended it on my off hours during school. I think it is really neat how the SPASH band collaborates with the Ben Franklin band.
Wow I wish I could have attended this! That is very cool that the bands collaborate together! It’s also neat how they get to perform at the bandshell rather than just inside the auditorium.
I think I can speak for all band members by saying that the bandshell was the highlight of the year!
This sounds so fun! I wish that the orchestra could do something like this too. I also wish I could’ve heard you guys perform since the band is always really good! I hope you continue to keep doing music through college since you are really good at it! Good luck with the future Kacey 🙂
I love attending the annual concert at the bandshell. Its great seeing a bunch of classmates perform songs and have fun with it which you normally dont see at school conerts.
Very interesting and informative article. I am sure everyone, who visited it, had fun! 😀
Very interesting and informative article. I’m sure, everyone who visited it had fun
This sound like a fun tradition between the schools.