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Acad band
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WOODSTOCK — June 5 a group of Woodstock Academy band students will perform at the Westview Healthcare Center in Dayville.
The school band is part of a pilot program of the “Harmony Bridge” project founded by Michael Levine, leader of the world-renown music ensemble, Dallas Brass. Levine’s intention behind the project is to connect generations through music and to help students learn about community service by having school band students perform at nursing homes and senior living facilities across the country on a regular basis.
The woodwind, brass and percussion students will perform in small ensembles and will play arrangements of classic American folksongs created especially for the Harmony Bridge Project by the Dallas Brass..
Though guided by their band director, Lauren Churchill, the students led the effort themselves, conducting after school rehearsals and practicing on their own time. In addition to being active members of the Woodstock Academy Music Department, these students participate in many activities within the school community including sports, student government, and various honors societies, often holding leadership positions within these organizations.
The students participating in the project are: Gloria Knust, Angelique Cavagnet, Heather Tracy, Alex Tedeschi, Sean Falvey, Birch Brennan, Hayly Marshall, Grace Gregory, Alex Whitehead, Keenan Rivers, Austin Stone, Allison Hill, Richard Bibeault, Rachel Orlomoski, Nick Wolslegel, Michael Audet, Jessica Vernon, Angie Desjardins, Shaylin Albert, Lindsay Young, Lela Miller, Linzee Glennon, Michayla Thompson, Allison Kelleher, Paisley Gothreau, Noah Brisson, Jolisa Kirvin, Jacob Campbell, Kaitlyn Brady, Kylie Couture.