Julia Fouts
On Thursday, December 6, the Homer High School band performed songs to get into the holiday spirit. The concert started at 7:30 pm and lasted for over an hour. The jazz ensemble, directed by Mr. David Shiffman, went first and played five songs. Mr. David DiGennaro, the high school instrumental teacher, directed the concert band, which performed four songs.
The jazz ensemble featured saxophones, trumpets, guitars, bass guitars, trombones, and a piano. The musicians played five songs, “In the Stone,” “It’s the Holiday Season,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Flashback,” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” There were several solos, and the songs got everyone into the Christmas spirit.
Mr. DiGennaro directed the concert band, which played after the jazz ensemble. The instruments in the concert band included piccolos, flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets, bass clarinets, saxophones, and trumpets, french horns, trombones, euphoniums, tubas, and percussion. The band performed, “Do You Hear What I Hear?,” “Pillars of the Earth,” “Prelude and Fugue in G Minor,” “The Spirit of Orpheus,” and “Sleigh Ride.” Jordan Laundry, a freshman who plays clarinet, said, “Our band worked very hard for this concert, and our time and effort invested really showed in our performance.”
Great job to all the instrumentalists!
