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Christmas Concert & Silent Auction around the
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December 6, 2017 |
By Jessica Hanna
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Director Jessica Hanna |
The Bonners Ferry Band’s annual Christmas
Concert and Silent Auction will be held at 7
p.m. Thursday, December 14, in the Becker
Auditorium at Bonners Ferry High School.
Students need to arrive before 6:30 p.m.,
dressed in their finest concert black.
The hard work of the band students from
throughout School District 101 will be showcased
in a display of festive music performed by
students from Naples, Mount Hall, Valley View,
Boundary County Middle School and Bonners Ferry
High School.
In addition to the performances, there will be a
silent auction to raise funds for our high
school and advanced middle school bands to
travel to the Boise State Band Clinic in
February.
This event is supported by local business
donations and is a great place to find gifts for
the season! Many items, gift certificates, and
services will be auctioned and treats will be
available for purchase.
Many thanks to the local businesses and donors
that have contributed to our program already
this year! We appreciate the help from Far North
Outfitters, CPA Leonard Schulte, Alta Forest
Products, Diane Blakely State Farm Insurance,
Goat Mountain Pizzeria, Skywalker Tree Care, 9B
Autoworks, Moose Valley Farms, Larson’s and The
Callison Family.
December’s Golden Stand recipients are Regina
Claphan, High School Band, Greta Callison,
Advanced Band, and Chago Jimenez, Intermediate
Band.
And for those in the community who haven't yet
met me, here's a little about my background. I
grew up in Sagle and graduated from Sandpoint
High School.
I continued by education at University of Idaho,
where I received my bachelors in Music Education
and Instrumental Performance on Flute. After
graduation in 2006, I moved to the small town of
Glenns Ferry, located an hour east of Boise,
where I was the music teacher.
I taught all students, kindergarten through high
school band and choir. I was there for two years
and then left to attend Boise State University.
While attending Boise State I earned my masters
degree in Music Education and worked as a
graduate assistant to the Director of Band,
Marcellus Brown. I had the opportunity to meet
some fantastic composers during that time,
including Frank Ticheli, Brian Balmages, Samuel
Hazo and Bruce Pearson.
After completing my degree, I taught in
Homedale, Idaho, for three years. I was the band
and choir director for all students in grades
five through 12, in addition, I was responsible
for marching band, pep band, jazz band and jazz
choir.
In the summer of 2012, I married my husband,
Aaron Clark, and in 2013 I moved to Bonners
Ferry to become the director of bands! |
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