Tuesday, January 20, 2009

SYNERGY BRASS QUINTET AT HHS: WORKSHOPS AND A CONCERT WITH WIND ENSEMBLE, MASCOMA BAND




HHS musicians joined with the band from Mascoma High School to take part in workshops with the Synergy Brass Quintet. The professionals then played a joint concert in the HHS auditorium with the two high-school groups.

Synergy has visited more than 500 high schools, and says it performs more overall engagements than anyone in classical music today, averaging nearly 300 a year. The top photos show Synergy's Jesse Chavez, tuba (left), and Bobby Thorpe, trumpet, and Jordan Witt, trombone, playing with students. The middle photos show John Hurrell, French horn; at bottom, Chavez and Rachel Rodriquez, trumpet. www.synergyquintet.com.