Band Bash

Will in his fancy duds for the AFJH/AFHS Band Bash.

Close up of a handsome musician!

I just wanted to give you an idea of the numbers of students involved in band in American Fork. There were over 600 band students performing in 9 different bands that night! 4 of the bands were Junior High bands... Cadet Band (beginners), Concert Band (intermediate), Symphonic (inter/adv.), and Wind Ensemble (adv.). Will is in Symphonic this year as an 8th grader. They sounded pretty darn good!

I don't know the names of all the High School bands. They all sounded wonderful to me! At the end, all the students grabbed chairs and stands and shoved them out of the way so the marching band could take the floor and perform. They are really quite extraordinary! They sound better than many college bands! All of the marching band members play in other high school bands. Some are even freshmen that still attend the jr. high.

There were some bands not performing that night, as well. The jazz bands were not represented, nor the steel drum bands. And the truly beginning elementary bands were not there as well.

Afterwards, we went out to dinner at JCW, a local burger joint, and had a great time. Now we are looking forward to the Holiday concert!