Exeter-Milligan band/choir performs contest pieces

The Exeter-Milligan Junior high choir performs during their Monday evening concert.  They were accompanied on the piano by Caitlin Murphy (left) with the assistance of Jaiden Papik (right) and directed by Mrs. Angie Murphy.


The Exeter-Milligan Junior Senior High band and choir students performed their contest pieces at a concert on Monday evening in Exeter.

The Junior/Senior High Choir opened with the well-known “Johnny B. Goode,” with eighth grader Braden Capek on the trap set.

The Junior High choir performed “A Distant Shore,” accompanied by Caitlin Murphy on the piano and then performed “Slow Rock and Roll.”

Next during the program several of the groups performed their contest pieces include a brass quartet playing “March and Gavotte,” followed by the saxophone choir on “Romance and Troika.”  The final group performing was the clarinet choir on “Meneuetto.”

The Friends of Vocal group performed an excellent rendition of “Si Vis Amari” to close the vocal portion of the program.

The Junior Senior High band did an excellent job on “Mamma Mia!” before performing their two contest pieces “Blue Ridge Saga,” and “Southern Star.”

The band and choir groups will travel to Henderson for District music contests on Thursday and Friday, April 19^th and 20^th.  On Thursday their individual and small group performances begin at 4:00 p.m. and the concert band performs Friday at 1:00 p.m. with audiences welcome at all performances.

The Brass Quartet performs “March and Gavotte.”   Pictured clockwise from the left and Caitlin Murphy, Patrick Murphy, Cameran Jansky and Jaiden Papik.

The Saxophone Choir pictured from the left are Blake Steuben, Katie Mounce, Hannah Horne, Georgia Meyer, Briana Capek, Kayla Geiger, Anna Sluka, Katherine White and Kate Jansky.

Blake Steuben and Katie Mounce are focused on their performance in the saxophone choir.

The clarinets performing a group piece in Monday night’s concert are pictured from the left Macy Due, Jasmine Turribiates, Kole Svec, Kaitlyn Vavra, Janey Erdkamp, Jozie Kanode, Olivea Swanson and Casey Jindra.

The Friends of Vocal group performed their contest number.  Front row from the left are Cammie Harrison, Kayla Geiger, Caitlin Murphy and Jaiden Papik. Back row from the left are Daisy Kanode, Natalie Staskal, Nick Hayek, Blake Meyer and Braden Capek.

Peytan Brandt played the trap set during the band's performance of Mamma Mia.

The entire Exeter-Milligan junior senior high band performs their contest numbers.

Trever Zelenka and Jaiden Papik ready at the trumpet to play a number at their Monday evening performance.