VAPAʼs Winter Concert Spreads Holiday Spirit

DEBORAH CHEN
Staff Writer

Concert Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra and Choir performed together at the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) concert in the auditorium on Friday, Dec. 9.
The concert showcased what the VAPA groups have worked on throughout the year.
During the concert, the Concert Band used wind and percussion instruments, while Choir sang some Charlie Brown excerpts.
Orchestra had a variety of music prepared for the concert, consisting of both holiday and other music that were educational and fun to play.
“I feel that the kids work[ed] very hard. We have a great orchestra this year [and] it will be very enjoyable for everyone,” Orchestra Curtis Richardson said.
Weeks prior to the concert, Concert Band, Orchestra and Choir had prepared daily after school.
“We practice[d] every day during class and after school,” the Mighty Moor Marching Band Director Mark Trulson said.
A raffle was announced to take place after the concert and tickets were purchased weeks before the concert for $1 each.
Third place winner Mari Diaz won a $50 dollar gift card to Alondraʼs, while second place Danny Gloria won two tickets to Disneyland and first place winner, Lisa Dewi won the grand prize of an iPad 2.
“I felt that the concert was a blast and […] itʼs great that everyone tried their best,” bass clarinet player Ilya Hack said.