Pittsburg, PA
City of Pittsburg hosting high school band camp
PITTSBURG, Kans. — Pittsburg is alive with the sound of music.
A band camp has taken over the Bicknell Household Middle for the Arts at Pittsburg State. It’s placed on by the Kansas Lions Membership.
All week, 155 highschool college students from throughout the state are receiving specialised coaching. They’re additionally studying new music, rehearsing and can play a number of live shows.
That is additionally the primary 12 months to supply an in-person camp for the reason that starting of the pandemic.
“We’ve been doing it 20 years now. This will likely be our twentieth 12 months with the band children, so we’ve had tons and many college students previously our numbers are 250 plus, so it is a low rely for us this 12 months, however for having COVID for 2 years, we’ve finished nice to have 155 children,” stated Shari Neidhardt, Kansas Lions Band Basis Co-Chair.
The scholars will carry out a jazz and ensemble live performance on Friday. A full band live performance will happen on Saturday.
Each are free and open to the general public.