Sophomore Brandon Athen follows his music while performing a trumpet solo during the sixth and seventh grade band’s rendition of “Brace for Impact.”
Leo Grimes performs a bass clarinet solo.
Aniyah Williams performs her trombone solo during the evening’s performance.
Junior Audrey Dougherty stands as she plays her clarinet solo.
The Rock Port Concert Choir, consisting of junior high and high school students, sings “Actus” to the accompaniment of Richard Boettner on the piano.
The sixth and seventh grade bands combined forces during the Rock Port Spring Band and Choir Concert on May 7.
The junior high band begins to play while keeping an eye on their music and Director Abby Palmer.
The Rock Port High School Band plays at the direction of Abby Palmer.
The Rock Port High School Jazz Band performed two songs during the spring concert on May 7.
The Rock Port Music Department held its spring concert Thursday, May 7, 2026. Mrs. Abby Palmer is the director and Richard Boettner was accompanist.
The sixth grade intermediate band performed “Manhattan Beach March,” “Theme from Symphony No. 9,” and “Riverside March.” Members of the sixth grade intermediate band are: Ryker Gibson and Collin Frix, alto saxophone; Frank Kroeger, Mason Gubser, and Greyson Sperber, trombones; and Grant Unruh and Austin Alexander, percussion.
Aniyah Williams, state musician, performed a trombone solo.
The combined sixth and seventh grade band performed “Brace for Impact.”
The seventh grade band performed “Cheeseburger Cha-Cha-Cha,” “Journey to the Past,” and “Abandoned Treasure Hunt.” Members of the seventh grade band are: Caisyn Hall and Joci Culp, flutes; Nella Steuter and Taylor Cook, clarinets; Mason Hale, alto saxophone; Isaac Dougherty and Locke Chaney, trumpets; Lane Seeley and Jack Bailey, trombones; Elaina Kroeger, baritone; and Anthony Masonbrink, Alex Gibson, Maya Clodfelter, and Deveni Barth, percussion.
Leo Grimes, state musician, performed a bass clarinet solo.
The high school band performed “Rippling Watercolors” and “March of the Barbarians.”
Members of the high school band are: Mya Welch, flute; Audrey Dougherty and Maddie Wilroy, clarinets; Leo Grimes, bass clarinet; Cooper Daugherty, alto saxophone; Brandon Athen and Isa Kroeger, trumpets; Aniyah Williams and Ira Cantu, trombones; Wyatt Huntley, baritone; Levi Lucas, tuba; Eliza Mason, Amelia Mason, Kennedi Seiter, Stella VanGundy, Jolie Steuter, and Jaxson Hale, percussion; and Sophie Storm and Claire Miller, mallets.
The high school concert choir sang “Actus,” “Come In From the Firefly Darkness,” and “Songs For the People.” Members of the high school chorus are: Lexi Stanton, Audrey Dougherty, Kennedi Seiter, Stella VanGundy, Aniyah Williams, and Nella Steuter sopranos; Claire Miller, Isa Kroeger, Kinleigh Daugherty, Eliza Mason, Amelia Mason, and Elaina Kroeger, altos; and Lily Wilroy, Leo Grimes, Cooper Daugherty, Isaac Dougherty, Lane Seeley, and Jack Bailey, baritone.
The high school jazz band performed “Loosen Up” and “Chattanooga Choo Choo.”
Audrey Dougherty, state musician, performed a clarinet solo.
The combined seventh through 12th grade bands performed “The Great Rubber Chicken Galop.” They also gave a fall show sneak peak by performing “Counting Stars – We Are Young – Shape of You/Castle On a Hill.”
