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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Lassiter Marching Band Coming Up Roses

The Trojans receive their official invitation for their fourth trip to the Rose Parade.

A special guest joined the admiring parents, faculty and friends at the Mable House Barnes Ampitheater in Mableton to hear the Lassiter High School band's spring concert Friday night. Sally Bixby, the president of the 2013 Tournament of Roses, was on hand to present the band's fourth invitation to the Rose Parade. The parade will be held Jan. 1, 2013 in Pasadena, CA, and be witnessed by hundreds of millions of people in person or on television. “You should be proud as a community," Bixby said, to be represented by the Marching Trojan Band in the 2013 Rose Parade. Lassiter's three previous appearances came between 1988 and 2001, all under 30th-year band director Alfred Watkins. Every year, roughly 80 marching bands apply to participate in …

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Kell Students Selected for the UGA High School Music Festival

Ten young musicians from the Kell High School marching band applied and were selected for the University of Georgia High School Music Festival.

Ten young musicians from the Kell High School marching band will participate in the University of Georgia High School Music Festival (known as ‘JanFest’), the 2nd largest honor band event in the state. The group departed for Athens mid-day on Thursday and will spend Friday practicing and performing with their peers from throughout the Southeast. JanFest provides musical enrichment for high school musicians. In addition to performing in the honor band, the group will listen to concerts by UGA ensembles, attend masterclasses by UGA instrumental faculty and participate in clinics by guest artists.

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