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Byrnes High students perform four-piece concert at county band clinic
Summary
Students from Byrnes High School and county middle schools performed four pieces at a band clinic held at the Byrnes High School auditorium; clinician Katie Ebert led rehearsals and praised the students' work.
Val Mikuls, band director at Byrnes High School, opened the evening at the Byrnes High School auditorium by welcoming the audience and reminding attendees of facility exits and a request to silence electronic devices. "My name is Val Mikuls. I'm the band director here at Byrnes High School," Mikuls said.
The program was part of a county band clinic in which high school and middle school students worked with visiting clinicians. "Thank you for letting us, work with your children," said a presenter, Andy Washburn, who introduced the evening's clinician. Washburn said high school students had worked with clinicians the previous night and middle school students had spent the day in rehearsals.
Katie Ebert, identified in the program as band director at Cuthbertson Middle School in Union County, led the clinic pieces and praised the students' performance. "Your kids are absolutely fantastic," Ebert said. She directed the group through four pieces scheduled for the concert: Plaza de Torres, a Spanish matador-themed opener; a second piece evoking the lost city of Atlantis; "Legacy of Heroes," which began with a trumpet solo and moves from a somber memorial for fallen service members to a louder, celebratory rendition of "America the Beautiful;" and a closing piece titled "Desert Racers," which Ebert likened to music from the Mario Kart video game.
Ebert told the audience the group had not previously played together as an ensemble before that day: "We got together this morning, we never played music together as this group, and we have a concert for you now, played music together as this group, and we have a concert for you now of 4 pieces of music in 1 day." She also acknowledged the work of local band directors and organizers who helped arrange the clinic, thanking Garrett Shipwick and other county directors.
The transcript does not specify attendance numbers, the exact date of the clinic, the name of the trumpet soloist mentioned during "Legacy of Heroes," or any public-agency funding for the event. No formal actions, votes, or policy decisions were discussed during the recorded portions of the program.
The evening concluded with the final performance of "Desert Racers."
