Bands earn Superior Ratings at Festival!
Congratulations to both the Junior High and High School bands for their performances at the North Central Washington Band festivals in March. In the first appearances at these festivals by Pateros bands since the ‘90s, each group was awarded a rating of Superior (High School earning a I-, and Junior High earning a I.) A Superior rating is what bands practice and strive for, and both groups have certainly done both over the past year. Congratulations to both the Junior High and High School Bands!
Bands participate in Okanogan Valley Music Festivals
These two festivals combined members of bands from Pateros, Tonasket, Liberty Bell, Bridgeport, Omak, Okanogan, and Oroville, for a day of rehearsal and then a performance that night. Guest directors Dr. Patrick Winters and Mr. Devin Otto of Eastern Washington University led rehearsals in Oroville for the High School Band, and at Liberty Bell for the Junior High Band. The bands combined to make performing groups of over 100 players under the direction of superb guest conductors. The concerts were an amazing demonstration of hard work and talent from students throughout Okanogan County.
We’ve acquired a choir!
Nine students wowed the audience at the March 11th concert with their first performance as a choir, having only begun rehearsals in a class that began at the end of January. The choir, made up of students from grades 7-12, sang festival-quality songs such as “Cantar” and “the Wind”, and ended their show with the famous rock-and-roll tune “Twist and Shout”. The choir is now hard at work rehearsing for their second and final performance of the year at the Pateros Band and Choir concert on Tuesday, May 13th at 7:00.
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Congratulations to
Freshman Lena Howe for auditioning and qualifying to participate
in the Washington All-State Wind Symphony, a group composed of
the best musicians from BB-B-A-AA schools throughout the state.
She will be performing in the Washington State Wind Symphony on
Monday, February 18th in Yakima.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Twenty-seven students from
Pateros High School and Middle School journeyed to Seattle on
an overnight cultural field trip made possible by our Pateros
School Board and the Methow Arts Alliance. Students and chaperones
braved a snowy ride over Snoqualmie Pass to arrive in time to
dress and attend an evening Seattle Opera performance of Mozart's
last comic opera, "Cosi fan Tutte" (Thus They All Do").
The production and staging were set in a modern day Seattle and
consequently, in addition to the beautiful singing, there was
sidesplitting hilarious theatre that was enjoyed by all of our
students. We were also treated to the magnificent architecture
and decor of the new home of Seattle Opera, the McCaw Opera House.
A sleep over at the Bush School was followed by breakfast on Capital
Hill and a visit to The Seattle Asian Art Museum and Volunteer
Part Conservatory (indoor gardens). Our students viewed exhibits
of Japanese calligraphy and Buddhist stone reliefs and artifacts,
in addition to the unique floral displays at the conservatory.
The gift shop at the conservatory was a hit. Our sincere thanks
to the Pateros School Board and the Methow Arts Alliance for making
this educational experience possible.
