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Yorkville Middle School and Yorkville High School Bands Set to Premiere New Music at the Fine Arts Festival
Festival set for March 16 at Yorkville Middle School.
Two CUSD 115 bands will premiere two brand new works for concert band from composer Tm Corpus during the district's Fine Arts Festival set for March 16.
The eigth-grade band from Yorkville Middle School and the Yorkville High School Wind Ensemble Band will perform "The Lost City," a musical piece about the mythical city of Atlantis and "From Many, One," a piece that explores the individuality of different instruments and the sound of the concert band.
The pieces will be premiered at 1:45 p.m. in the Yorkville Middle School on March 16.
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Corpus will be in residence at the schools during March to work with the bands on the musical pieces. Corpus, who is also a percussionist, will host a master class for percussion students.
The Fine Arts Festival runs from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Yorkville Middle School. For more information visit www.yorkvillebands.com.
