By Noah Silpe
On December 13th, 2023, the East High School Winter concert took place in the auditorium. It was cool to see all the hard work all the students and teachers have been putting in. For the lower school students, this was their first concert for some of them. Lots of family and friends were in attendance and it was very nice to see them celebrate their student’s hard work and success. During the concert there were 9 groups of students that performed songs and what the music department calls the “Mega Band,” which is composed of all the Upper school ensembles performing a song together. This year we played “This Christmas” as a Mega Band piece to close out the night. Lots of Christmas songs were played along with some classical pieces by the bands. It is important to celebrate the arts because in society the arts are pushed off to the side a lot of times. Amazing things are happening in the arts community and a lot of times they are an afterthought. A perfect example is, in Journalism class a few weeks ago Ms. Conroy was asking people what topic they were going to write about for the December newspaper (the one you are reading right now!). I told her that I was going to write about the winter concert and a few kids were surprised that we even had a concert. Obviously, the arts are important to me because every article I write relates to music or the arts in some way. Music is a big part of my life and I love talking about it so I talk about it to anyone who will listen. The school concerts are a lot of fun and a lot of work goes on behind the scenes. Personally, I would like to thank Ms. Wilson and Mr. Weber for teaching me and being great leaders. Thank you to the Upper School band and modern band for being amazing bandmates. If you’re in the hall and see a music teacher, make sure you say thank you for all the hard work they do behind the scenes like setting up the stage, making sure all the students are prepared and being some of the nicest human beings ever.
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