The Davis Middle School Jazz Band and Scioto High School Jazz Band recently presented a combined concert for family and friends.  After only eleven rehearsals the 36 member Davis Jazz Band skillfully performed Embraceable You, Oye Como Va and Play That Funky Music with the Percussion Ensemble playing Carol of the Cowbells.  The high school jazz band presented the pieces Pecking Order, Pedal to the Metal, This Space for Rent and Brass Machine which included an impressive trumpet solo performed by senior Passion Osemwengie.  The combined bands gave an excellent rendition of Jump giving the members the opportunity to see how far they’ve come in their musical experience or how far they will go in the future.

Tis the season for holiday concerts and the Dublin Scioto Music Department presented an exceptional performance on December 10th.  The unexpected treat of the evening was performed by Irish Fiddle Fetish participants as they executed energetic Irish, Scottish and American Blue Grass fiddle pieces.  The audience participation only added to the fun the student players themselves seemed to be having.

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The Davis Middle School 7th and 8th grade bands recently performed their fall music concerts to a standing room only crowd.  The 7th grade band performed an excellent concert presenting the pieces Voyageur March by Frank Halferty, Rising Star by Ed Huckeby, Clouds by Anne McGinty and The Debonair Dragon by John Edmondson.  Senior Scioto band member, Taylor Evans, conducted one of the pieces as a part of a music internship under middle school band director, Suzann Barrett.  It’s hard to believe just how far this band has come since first picking up instruments just a little over a year ago.

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The DCHS Choir had a very successful start to the year with their first concert, “A Fall Musical Celebration”, showcasing all five Coffman choirs.  The concert also featured the Chamber and Concert Orchestras.  Under the direction of Miss Cyndi Brewer and Mrs. Melissa Dover, the groups performed several musical pieces culminating in the final presentation featuring A cappella choir, Chorale and the Chamber Orchestra,  Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria”,featuring soloists Lizzie Hutcheson, Mollie Grubb, Audra Shoupe, Marisa Karoutsos and Lizzie Jones.  Other soloists for the evening included Cole Walker, Jon Paskett, Alex Behr, Jena Albers and Alison Roth, accompanied by Mrs. Kathleen Zelnik on piano.

The DCHS Choirs are preparing for their holiday concert on Wednesday, December 16th at 7:00pm in the PAC.  Soloists for the evening will be: Sarah Asad, Kiersa Willits, Rico Estes, Bobbie Lewe, Alex Behr and Phillip Miele.

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