The junior high and high school band joined for the final numbers of the evening. They played “Sounds of the Season.”
Songs performed by the fifth and sixth grade beginning band were “Good King Wenceslas,” “Jingle Bells,” “Jolly Old St. Nicholas,” and “Kwanza Celebration.”
The eighth grade chorus sang “Santa’s On His Way,” “Remembering Decembers,” and “Holiday Blessing.”
The high school chorus sang “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Carols Three,” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The concert was directed by Mrs. Abby Palmer. Richard Boettner was accompanist.
The Rock Port R-II School Music Department held its winter concert Tuesday, December 6, 2022. The concert was directed by Mrs. Abby Palmer. Richard Boettner was the accompanist.
Songs performed by the fifth and 6th grade beginning band were “Good King Wenceslas,” “Jingle Bells,” “Jolly Old St. Nicholas,” and “Kwanza Celebration.” Students in the fifth and sixth grade beginning band are: Tenley Peshek and Alexi Stoner, flutes; Ellie Garst, Maddie Wilroy, and Katelynn Rouse, clarinets; Harper Wood, alto saxophone; Isabella Kroeger, Kenni Davis, Reese Herron, Millie Ripley, Clara Hays, Malachi Davis, and Paisley Moore, trumpets; Lincoln Jackson, trombone; Jadyn Jakub, baritone; and Isaac Shimmel, Anna Weber, Holdyn Moore, Ryan Sharpless, Jaxson Hale, Briar Daugherty, Aleyda Clodfelter, Jolie Steuter, Maya Clodfelter, and Zeke Gebhards, percussion.
The eighth grade chorus sang “Santa’s On His Way,” “Remembering Decembers,” (featuring soloists Morgan Garst, Brylea Shrader, Dayton Hays, Audrey Dougherty, Claire Miller, and Alley Sharpless), and “Holiday Blessing.” Singing in the eighth grade choir were: Audrey Dougherty, Morgan Garst, and Brylea Shrader, sopranos; Mya Welch, Tatum Vogler, Sophia Storm, Claire Miller, Lily Lager, and Landrey Kelly, altos; and Case Millsap, Blayne Gubser, Justin Waterland, Braxton Melton-Davis, Braidyn Buckner, Dayton Hays, Jackson Meyerkorth, Corbin Wallace, Brock Sebek-Holmes, Justin Kuhns, Jordan Kuhns, Izac Hurst, Gabriel Gebhards, Desmond Chaney, Jadyn Geib, and Westyn Amthor, baritones.
The high school chorus sang “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Carols Three,” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Members of the high school chorus are: Arianna Shimmel and Hadleigh Jones, sopranos; Kinleigh Daugherty, Makaila Pruett, Sara Newbanks, and Taylor Pruett, altos; and Taylor Pruett, Sara Newbanks, and Bannack Skillen, baritones.
The seventh grade concert band played “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” Soloists were Brandon Athen, Braylyn Wood, Cooper Daugherty, Logan Kish, and Jessa Geib. Members of the seventh grade concert band are: Logan Kish and Jessa Geib, flutes; Cooper Daugherty, alto saxophone; Brandon Athen, Braylyn Wood, Talyn Amthor, and Wyatt Huntley, trumpets; Levi Lucas, baritone; and Aidan Smyser, Eliza Mason, Amelia Mason, Kennedi Seiter, and Stella VanGundy, percussion.
The 8-12th grade concert band played “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Joy to the World.” Band members are: Anneliese Clauson, Alisha Lomax, Abby Minino, Lilly Pankau, Makaila Pruett, Lily Wilroy, and Mya Welch, flutes; Kylie Beasing and Audrey Dougherty, clarinets; Sara Newbanks, bass clarinet; Jaymes Herron, tenor sax; Desmond Chaney, baritone sax; Ryan Lucas and Alley Sharpless, trumpets; Gabriel Gebhards and Brentyn Herron, tubas; and Arianna Shimmel, Anden Cohn, Izac Hurst, Sophie Storm, and Claire Miller, percussion.
The junior high and high school band joined for the final numbers of the evening. They played “Sounds of the Season” (A Christmas Medley) featuring soloist Anneliese Clauson, “Sleigh Ride,” and “Hallelujah Chorus.”
