Who is ready to hear some spectacular music performed by the students of the Davie High School Band in a seasonally appropriate darkened theater? This coming Tuesday, October 18th, all three of the Davie High Band classes will be performing in the auditorium with pieces that they have been preparing since the start of the school year. The students have spent the past month and a half diligently rehearsing and refining their playing. The members of the band, along with their director Matthew Brusseau, are excited to perform for everyone. 

Richard Nuckolls, a senior who plays French horn in Wind Ensemble and assists with Concert Band, provided the Weekly Talon with his perspective on the upcoming concert and the band’s growth over the past seven weeks: “With me being in Wind Ensemble and in helping out with Concert Band, I’m so impressed with the growth we have made,” said Nuckolls. “I’ve never heard such a fast change in ability—it’s gone from good to great, and it’s amazing.” 

Tyler Oldham, the sole baritone player in the Wind Ensemble and one of three freshmen who auditioned and made it into Wind Ensemble this year, says, “I’m really excited to play ‘Above The Line’ because I really like how it’s fast-moving, and I enjoy playing my part for it.” 

First up on Tuesday night will be the Concert Band. The pieces that they will be performing are “Alamo” by Karl L. King, followed by “Greenwillow Portrait” by Mark Williams and will conclude with “Ghost Riders” by Roland Barrett.

The Symphonic Band will perform four more selections directly after. Their pieces include “Fanfare of the Third Planet” by Richard Savcedo, “A Song for Friends” by Larry Daehn, “Thunderscapes” by Erik Morales, and “Chorale and Shaker Dance 2” by John Zdechlik.

The Wind Ensemble will conclude the event Tuesday night with their four selections: “Above The Line” by Bryce Newton, “Solas Ane” by Samuel Hazo, “Music for a Darkened Theatre” by Danny Elfman, and “English Folk Song Suite” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. “Music for A Darkened Theatre” is by far the most highly anticipated piece; it contains a medley of excerpts from four different familiar compositions, including “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas, the theme from Beetlejuice, and incredibly well-known theme music from a movie about a certain web-slinging superhero. 

The night is expected to be a lot of fun, and all the students are very excited to perform all these pieces for their opening concert of the year. The concert will be next Tuesday, October 18th, and will be starting right at 7 PM. Tickets will be available at the door.