by Gabrielle Gervais
In conjunction with an art show and spaghetti dinner, the Lake Region Union High School Music Department put on its annual Modern Band concert on Friday evening. As usual, the talented cohort truly rocked — with musical tributes to late legends Dolly Parton and Ozzy Osbourne, and impressive original songs that Lake Region’s first audio engineering students performed.
Lake Region Music Director Sara Doncaster supervised the show alongside her nephew, Modern Band instructor Chris Doncaster, but the students took the reins in introducing each performance. Ms. Doncaster later said the students set up their own instruments for the true gig experience.
“I want to congratulate all of the students for putting on a rock concert,” she said. “All of the musicianship, the equipment, the transitions. If this is our first concert, I can’t imagine what we’re going to be doing later on because I’m just so impressed with each and every one of you.” While Lake Region’s Modern Band performs annually, this concert marked the audio engineering students’ first opportunity to showcase their skills together.
Entering its second term of study, she said the class will record ….
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