Participate in Coe College Honor Band event ...

Saturday, April 13, five students from the Beginning Band at East Elementary School in Waukon had the opportunity to participate in the Coe College Honor Band in Cedar Rapids. The honor band is held each year, and there are two ensembles that perform at the event - one for first-year players who are mostly in fifth grade, and a second ensemble for second-year players in sixth grade. During the day, the students had the opportunity to rehearse with world renowned composer Carol Britton Chambers, who also composed two of the pieces that the students had to learn for the festival. The bands performed a final concert at 4 p.m. that afternoon in the Coe College campus auditorium. The five Beginning Band students from East Elementary School who attended the Coe College Honor Band are pictured above and include (left to right) Isabella Hogan, Ivy Streeper, Malea Downing, Leighton Staggemeyer and Emma Berges. Submitted photo.