Atchison County high school band members performed at the 71st annual Atchison County Band Day concert Monday, February 2, in Tarkio. Joe Schrieman was the guest conductor. (Erica Taylor photo)

 

The Atchison County Choir was directed by Abby Palmer, Rock Port. Melody Barnett, Tarkio, was the accompanist. (Erica Taylor photo)

 

The percussionists did a fantastic job of not only keeping the beat in some very fast and difficult songs, but also showed off their skills in several solos.

 

The combined bands of Fairfax, Tarkio, and Rock Port sounded amazing playing as one, performing “Afterburn,” “A Renaissance Revel,” “Too Beautiful For Words,” “A March On King’s Highway,” and “Celtic Air And Dance.”

 

The girls in the choir had several lovely parts while singing a “Wicked Medley.”

 

The boys and girls also joined their voices together to sing “America, Of Thee I Sing.”

 

This year’s guest conductor for Atchison County Band Day was Joe Schreimann. Mr. Schreimann is in his fourth year as music instructor at State Fair Community College.

 

The 71st annual Atchison County Band Day concert was held in Tarkio on Monday, February 2, 2026. The students practiced all day and then performed for the community that evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Tarkio High School Gym. The band, under the leadership of guest conductor Joe Schrieman with the State Fair Community College of Sedalia, Missouri, performed “Afterburn,” “A Renaissance Revel,” “Too Beautiful For Words,” “A March On King’s Highway,” and “Celtic Air And Dance.” The band included:

Flutes – (Fairfax) Kelsey Avrett and Amelia Larson; (Rock Port)  Mya Welch; and (Tarkio) Danika Agnew, Star Hankins, Bresayda Jimenez, and Delainee White

Clarinets – (Fairfax) Lexi Brown and Aliyah Pearce; (Rock Port) Audrey Dougherty and Maddie Wilroy; and (Tarkio) Rhoni Caudill

Bass Clarinet – (Fairfax) Erin Eyman; and (Rock Port) Leo Grimes

Alto Saxophones – (Fairfax) Chloe Vernon; (Rock Port) Cooper Daugherty; and (Tarkio) Emily Gebhards, Jina Harbit, and Velicity Hegstrom

Tenor Saxophone – (Fairfax) Olivia Woods

Baritone Saxophone – (Fairfax) Joaquin Hill

French Horn – (Tarkio) Quin Staten

Trumpets – (Fairfax) Austin Helfers and Jude Long; (Rock Port) Brandon Athen and Isabella Kroeger; and (Tarkio) Ben Rolf and Gracie Walker

Trombones – (Fairfax) Mason Kingery; (Rock Port) Aniyah Williams; and (Tarkio) Luke Gebhards, Xander Moore, and Josh Schlueter

Baritones – (Fairfax) Deyton Burke; (Rock Port) Wyatt Huntley; and (Tarkio) Olivia Schaefer and Michael Vance

Tubas – (Fairfax) Johnny Pickard; (Rock Port) Levi Lucas; and (Tarkio) Sophia Riley

Bass – (Rock Port) Lily Wilroy

Percussion – (Fairfax) Trent Frohn, Chase Gayler, and Kenneth Kirkpatrick; (Rock Port) Amelia Mason, Eliza Mason, Claire Miller, Kennedi Seiter, Sophie Storm, and Stella VanGundy; (Tarkio) Treyton Brown, Jayden Scott, Isaac Vette, Owen Vette, and Brody Wennihan.

The Atchison County Choir sang a “Wicked” medley and “America of Thee I Sing.” The choir included:

Sopranos – (Fairfax) Lexi Brown; (Rock Port) Audrey Dougherty, Stella VanGundy, Lexi Stanton, Kinleigh Daugherty, Kennedi Seiter, and Aniyah Williams; and (Tarkio) Bella Bywater, Rhoni Caudill, Gabriella Hogue, Xabrina Klinger, Zoe Madron, Teagan Taylor, Bailey Wennihan, and Taya Windham

Altos – (Rock Port) Amelia Mason, Eliza Mason, Isa Kroeger, and Claire Miller; and (Tarkio) Danika Agnew, Keely Bredensteiner, Annalise Martin, Macy Stepp, Gracie Walker, Delainee White, and Azlynn Wiley

Baritones – (Rock Port) Cooper Dougherty, Leo Grimes, Lily Wilroy; and (Tarkio) Jeremy Bomar, Finn Hurst, Xachary Klinger, Joshua Schlueter, Quin Staten, Isaac Vette, Owen Vette, Elliott Walker, and Brody Wennihan