BEN'S BAND CONCERT













Ben's last concert for the season was Thursday and he did very well playing three solos. Hopefully the short video I am attempting to upload will work, if not, here is a picture of him. He had a solo in Concert band for "Broadway In The 90's" and two solos in Jazz Band for "In The Mood" by Joe Garland and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" by Duke Ellington.
Today, Ben received in the mail a response to his audition (about one month ago) for Governor's School of Excellence and was notified he has been accepted!!! We are very proud of Ben as he is the first student for Band in Sussex County who has ever auditioned AND been accepted! Ben will be one of maybe three trumpet players accepted to the program. He will be attending the University of Delaware from July 13-19th and living on campus for that week in a dorm. Welcome and Opening Ceremony are scheduled for July 13th 2008 at 2pm

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