The Logan County High School Music department returned to the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center to deliver its annual Winter Concert on Dec. 5. This year, the school’s Jazz Band, Concert Choir, and Symphonic Band took parts in a production that will provide lasting memories, not only for the performers, but also to everyone who was privileged to be able to make the half-hour trek to Bowling Green’s arts facility.
The show opened with the Jazz Band playing five selections that included “Jingle Bell Rock”, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and an upbeat Brazilian inspired tune “Bossa Maderia”. Next up, the Concert Choir performed five selections including “Gleeful Christmas”, the Leonard Cohen classic “Hallelujah”, and finished with “Cantate Domino,” a song sung entirely in Latin.
The Symphonic Band was the last to perform, offering seven selections including traditional Christmas classic “Sleigh Ride”, “Blue Christmas”, and “Charlie Brown Christmas”. A highlight of the Symphonic Band’s show was “A Tribute to Winter,” which was a composition created by senior French hornist Brayden Yates. The composition was written for the band’s symphony with parts inclusive of all of the band’s musical sections.
Directors for this special occasion were LCHS Director of Bands, Mr. David Dayton and student teacher Mr. Steven Teleky.
Jazz Band : Alyssa Anderson, Austin Beaty, Haley Belcher, Taylor Borders, Michael Cropper, Celsey Hankins, Ethan McMurray, Angus Moore, Ruthie Thomas, McKenzie Thomason, and Courtney Young
Concert Choir: Alyssa Anderson, Austin Beaty, Bridgett Farmer, Bailey Howell, Madison Imlay, Kira Lowe, Breauna Miller, Angus Moore, Andrea Piper, Caylee Rolett, Allyson Thomas, McKenzie Thomason, and Randall Whittinghill
Symphonic Band: Flutes: Gracie Ardrey, Bailey Borders, Calie Dowell, Brooklyn Haskins, Rylee Hobbs, Zoe Hoots, Mary Mayhugh, Taylor McGuire, and Kiley Rager. Clarinets: Austin Beaty, Bella Bond, Bethany Borders, Alexis Davis, Caitlyn Epley, Kassidy Hudson,, Kaylee McPherson, Rachel Pitts, Grace Richardson, Jeffrey Schrock, and Brooklyn Utley. Bass Clarinets: Sierra Beaty, Aaliyah Townsend, and Jacob White. Alto Saxophones: Neil Coursey, Kaitlyn Flatt, Ethan McMurray, Kellie Proctor, McKenzie Thomason, and Ruth Vasquez. Tenor Saxophones: Elias Parsons, Ruthie Thomas, and Colton Watkins. Trumpets: Ross Coursey, Austin Epley, Celsey Hanins, Erica Lyons, Jillian McLellan, Morgan Smith, Micah Windhaus, and Courtney Young. French Horns: Sara Montgomery, Dawson Rogers, and Brayden Yates. Trombones: Haley Belcher and Jamison McPherson. Baritones: Penelope Coles and Angus Moore. Tubas: Caleb Hardison and Matthew Robertson. Bass: Raleigh Hightower. Percussion: Alyssa Anderson, Taylor Borders, Ashlynn Canler, Mollie Crawford, Michael Copper, Heath Cross, Chloe Farmer, Trenton Fears, Ethan Lowery, Logan Pendleton, Lauren Pitts, Bailey Sanford, and Korbin Scruggs.
Ushers: Aminah Darden, Marina de la Cruz Gonzales, Angel Dix, Paige Haley, Dakota Harrell, Makayla Hutchinson, Hannah Plummer, Leah Richmond, Ruth Robertson, Sidda Sowell, Skylar Steward, Abigail Vaughn, and Xa Vaughn.
The evening was made possible in part by a grant provided through BRADD—the Barren River Area Development District.