The Lethbridge Community Silver band will be giving Kiwanis Music and Speech  Arts  Festival a taste of their April 26 annual greatest hits concert with a performance in the Yates for the festival, April 8 at 7 p.m.
 The festival, which began March 31 and runs until April 12, is not just about  children though.
Silver Band Conductor Sam Yamamoto, who has eight entries in the festival including  80 band students from Magrath in the Grade, 6, Grade, 7, Grade 8, choir and other categories, also leads the silver band in their sixth annual performance at the festival.


“For me, it’s all in a day’s work,” he said.
“ I just think of it as  a natural part of  the season, part of the school year and part of what we do as community members,” he continued.

“ For the students it’s an opportunity for Magrath to perform in Lethbridge. It is important  to get another perspective and perform in front of people who will give them feedback who are not myself,” he said.

 

He noted the biggest challenge is getting everybody prepared to the performance level he expects of them.

The Silver Band is part of the Lethbridge Community Band Society ( LCBS) Members pay an annual fee to be part of the band which rehearse every Tuesday at CASA from 7:30-9:30 p.m. They have 42 members. This year they are performing a “E flat March ” by Gustaf Holst, “Air for Band” by Frank Erickson,  “The Washington Post March” by Souza and and Symphonic Beatles- a medley of  the Beatles greatest hits.

These selections and several more will be on the playlist for their April 26 concert at CASA including selections from popular musicals including the Lion King, Frozen and Phantom Of the Opera.

 They perform at the Kiwanis Festival, Tuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m at the Yates.