Trombone players rehearse Friday as part of the Middle School Honors Jazz Band at Gardiner Area High School.

Bath Middle School student Gracious Emery drums with the Middle School Honors Jazz Band during rehearsal Friday at Gardiner Area High School. In addition to the jazz band the event includes a sixth grade honors concert band and a sixth grade honors chorus.

June Quinn directs the sixth grade Honors band as they rehearse “Oh, Danny Boy” on Friday at Gardiner Area High School. After a day of rehearsal, the roughly 200 middle school musicians were to perform in the District III 6th Grade Honors Festival and Middle School Honors Jazz Festival Concert in the school’s James A. Bragoli Memorial Gym.

Members of the Middle School Honors Jazz Band count time aloud Friday as guest conductor Ian Nelson finger snaps during rehearsal at Gardiner Area High School.


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