The Mountain Lake Public School (MLPS) Band Department held its annual Pops Concert on Monday evening, May 4 in the school auditorium.
The program – “Plugged In” – incorporated some non-traditional instrumental music aspects, including electric guitars, black lights and pre-recorded electronic tracks.
Performing were the Sixth-Grade Band, an 80-member Fifth-Grade-through-Junior High Band, members of the Seventh- and Eighth-Grade guitar Class, Junior High Concert Band, Junior High Percussion Ensemble, Junior High Jazz Band, Senior High Concert Band, Senior High Percussion Ensemble, Senior High Jazz Band and a joint Junior High and Senior High Concert Band.
Director of Bands at MLPS is Kurt Jahnke.
Below is a photo gallery from the concert:
“The Flintstones Meet the Jetsons” was the Sixth-Grade Band’s number, as Ethan Nickel, left, met Mace Herrig, right, in the trumpet section.
HANA BERGLING FROM the Sixth-Grade Band’s trombone section.
FIFTH-GRADE BAND members joining the Sixth-Grade Band and Junior High Concert Band for “Rock, Roll, Row Your Boat” were saxophonists Ben Bartsch, left and Harlan Munning, right.
ALSO FROM THE FIFTH-Eighth-Grades Combined Band are, on xylophone, fifth-graders Caden Swoboda, left and Landon Boldt, right, and on trombone at back from the Junior High Concert Band, Lance Krueger, left, and Kyle Haberman, right.
STUDENTS FROM THE Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Guitar Class shared the selection, “Let Her Go,” including Loretta Trujillo, left and Paxton Morin, right.
“GROOVALICIOUS” by the Junior High “Groovalicious” Percussion Ensemble. Front, Zach Spinks, left and Ethan Klassen, right. Back, from left, Emilee Xayanourom, Bileigh Anacker, Kayla Vonk, Braden Rempel, Joel Salgado and Regan Syverson.
SMOOTH SAXOPHONE JAZZ by members of the Senior High Jazz Wolves on the number, “Funky Be, Funky Do.” From left, David Zajicek, Sam HIrsch, Ryan McCue and Caleb Rempel.
SENIOR HIGH JAZZ Wolves trumpeter, senior Levi Jahnke, performed in his final high school band concert.
JUNIOR HIGH CONCERT Band tuba player, Dima Hanson, adds deep, deep bass notes to the song, “Shipwrecked.”
WEIRD, OUT-OF-this world sounds were part of the Junior High Concert Band’s selection, “Aliens Landing (In Your Backyard).” Above, Morgan Pietsch gave up her usual clarinet in order to “play” some eerie music on the vacuum cleaner tube.
THE JUNIOR HIGH Concert Band also shared a medley of songs from the movie, Shrek. Above, Laura Dalton on clarinet.
JESSE JEPSEN ADDED brass baritone to the songs presented by the Junior High Concert Band.
GLOW-IN-THE-dark drumsticks and black lights provided the illumination for the Senior High Percussion Ensemble’s song, “1.21 Jigawatts.”
AND HERE ARE the members of the Senior High Percussion Ensemble. From left, Caleb Rempel, Bands Director Kurt Jahnke, Kalley Rempel, Liana Blomgren, Sam Grev and Ryan McCue.
“WHAT A WONDERFUL World” proclaims the instrumental music presented by the Junior High Jazz Wolves, including this trio of saxophone players. From left, Braden Rempel, Paton Buller and Amy Bartsch.
FOR THE LAST three years, senior cello player Reece Englund has had an important role as a Senior High Concert Band member.
TWO MEMBERS of the Senior High Band’s trumpet section, Shad Hoek, left and Nathan Regier, right.
DAWN GEERTSEMA ON clarinet during the Senior High Concert Band’s Guardians of the Galaxy medley.
ON THE SENIOR High Concert Band’s rendition of “Paper Cut,” senior Daniel Harder’s face was illuminated by the red and blue lights on his glasses as he performed on a special instrument – paper – in this case, a crumpled piece of paper. All band members utilized pieces of paper to provide various special sound effects in the piece.
A SENIOR HIGH Concert Band tuba-playing staple for years has been this duo of seniors, Eric Wenner, left and Byron Franz, right.
YAHAYRA SANCHEZ oon sax for the Senior High Concert Band.
JADEN HOEK KEEPING the beat at one of the four drum sets set up onstage.
FROM THE TRUMPET section of the Senior High Concert Band is Jeff Wright.
A PERCUSSION STAND-Out for years has been Eric-Jon Niss de Jesus, a senior at Mountain Lake Public High School. Above he plays the xylophone on the number, ‘Radioactive.”
DIRECTOR JAHNKE, FRONT, leads the joint Junior High Concert Band and Senior High Concert Band in a salute to John Williams and his movie adventure music.
ANOTHER PHOTO OF the combined bands – with still more band members not able to be seen at stage left.
The Mountain Lake Public School (MLPS) Band Department held its annual Pops Concert on Monday evening, May 4 in the school auditorium.
