Garden City Community College - Broncbuster Yearbook (Garden City, KS)

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The jazz Ensemble traveled to Manhattan in February for the Central States jazz Festival. jazz bands from two- year and four-year colleges, as well as high schools, competed against schools in their own division. This is the first year, to my knowledge, that we've been able to take a band to something of this nature, In- Jazz Ensemble travels to Manhattan FE TI AL strumental Music Director john Fletcher said. We've been working toward this event the entire school year, Fletcher said. According to Fletcher the band had full sections in all areas and the students put in a lot of practice time. In addi- tion to full-band rehearsals, students practiced in sections and in individual lessons. The fact that students are putting in this kind of time shows me that they're excited about their performance op- portunityf' Fletcher said. The group left for Manhat- tan Thursday, Feb. 12. They rehearsed that evening and listened to other bands the following day. The band played in front of three judges as well as an audience. We had the second best rating among the community college bands, Fletcher said. They were second behind Hut- chinson Community College. Darain Atkinson, Garden City, was named outstanding trumpet soloist in the GCCC band. The entire trombone section was given high marks by judges at the festival. jazz Ensemble members were: Saxophones: Travis Pearson, Brad Andersen, Eric Magana, john Arellano, Matt Collins. Trumpets: Shannon Webb, Darain Atkinson, Clark Legg, Mikel Lovin. Trombones: Denise Stout, Nancy Mueller, Kevin Moss, Heath Norris. Rhythm: Stephanie Shay, Tim jones, Todd Harvey, Marilyn Shrode, Leslea Dun- The beat goes on-Drummer Todd Harvey provides the rhythm for Sav- ing All My Love For You, during the fall jazz concert. bar, Mike Weatherred. Soloists who performed at the festival were Magana, Webb, Atkinson, Stout, Mueller, Moss, Pearson and jones. The Instrumental Music Department benefited from expanded facilities. They gain- ed a new rehearsal area when campus expansion was com- pleted in early january. Band scholarships were awarded on the basis of what was needed in a particular in- strument section. Talent, willingness to play in more than one group and amount of involvement was considered when offering a scholarship. Auditions were required in order to be in jazz band. The pep band played at all home football and basketball games. Both bands presented concerts and jazz band per- formed at various community events. Enrollment increased in pep band by 15-20 percent and by 25 percent in jazz band from past years. A maximum of 20 could enroll in jazz band and the number for pep band was unlimited. I'm excited about this new facility we have and also about the increased enrollment, Fletcher said. Academicslflazz Ensemble 91