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RCHS band on international stage
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| Rabun County High School percussion section leader Keri Cannon listens to Myron Medlin's instructions April 25 before the Heritage Music Festival in Washington, D.C. |
By Matt Henderson Staff Writer
Rabun County High School symphonic band captain Haylei Sheriff said time constraints didn't hinder the band's performance April 25 at the Heritage Music Festival in Washington, D.C.
"We placed second in our division and third overall," Sheriff said. "After we got back from spring break, we only had two days to rehearse. I think we did well considering the limited time we had to practice."
The Rabun band was one of many from all over the nation that performed at the festival and the only band representing Georgia.
"There were groups from North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, Massachusetts and Canada," band director Myron Medlin said. "Yet, we held our own with the best of them. We deeply appreciate the financial support from the Rabun County community that made this trip possible."
"I think we played the best we could considering the time we had to prepare," senior trumpet player Brandon Callahan said. "We showed what we could do on an international level."
Callahan was one of three students chosen to lay the wreath April 26 at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The event had special reverence for him because he will enter the U.S. Marine Corps in June.
"It was a whole lot more meaningful than I thought to actually be in Arlington," he said. "I will never be able to forget it, and it will be inspirational to me as I serve."
The music festival also gave freshman band members a chance to play in an international competition. Freshman Kelsie Carnes has been playing the French horn since she was in the sixth grade.
"Our performance was really great and I felt I played really well," she said. Carnes said she thought the trip was a great experience and she particularly enjoyed the trip to Arlington.
"It was really emotional," Carnes said of the trip. She said anyone who wanted to take the trip to Arlington should be prepared to have the experience "change the way you look at our country and what it means to be free."
For more photos, see the May 15 edition of The Clayton Tribune.
"We placed second in our division and third overall," Sheriff said. "After we got back from spring break, we only had two days to rehearse. I think we did well considering the limited time we had to practice."
The Rabun band was one of many from all over the nation that performed at the festival and the only band representing Georgia.
"There were groups from North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, Massachusetts and Canada," band director Myron Medlin said. "Yet, we held our own with the best of them. We deeply appreciate the financial support from the Rabun County community that made this trip possible."
"I think we played the best we could considering the time we had to prepare," senior trumpet player Brandon Callahan said. "We showed what we could do on an international level."
Callahan was one of three students chosen to lay the wreath April 26 at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The event had special reverence for him because he will enter the U.S. Marine Corps in June.
"It was a whole lot more meaningful than I thought to actually be in Arlington," he said. "I will never be able to forget it, and it will be inspirational to me as I serve."
The music festival also gave freshman band members a chance to play in an international competition. Freshman Kelsie Carnes has been playing the French horn since she was in the sixth grade.
"Our performance was really great and I felt I played really well," she said. Carnes said she thought the trip was a great experience and she particularly enjoyed the trip to Arlington.
"It was really emotional," Carnes said of the trip. She said anyone who wanted to take the trip to Arlington should be prepared to have the experience "change the way you look at our country and what it means to be free."
For more photos, see the May 15 edition of The Clayton Tribune.
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