Sunday Olukoju\nAcadia Junior High bandleader Darryl Ferguson, with wife Cheryl and sons Nate and Sam.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\nThe event was a blast as Ferguson and Gibson led band members in one beautiful rendition after another.<\/p>\n
The Grade 7 Concert Band was super on Starsplitter Fanfare, which used six different notes in a very powerful, full and mature piece; Chisholm depicted images of cattlemen driving their herds up the Chisholm Trail , echoing the sounds of cowbell and whip; and Asturias gave each instrumental section an opportunity to play the melody, capturing the vibrant energy found in Spanish folk music.<\/p>\n
The Grade 8 Band was no less dazzling on Distant Thunder of the Sacred Forest, which merged and unified several different rhythmic patterns into a melody; Three Czech Folk Songs combined three tunes into a suite; and the Arabian Dances captured the celebration of a late-night campfire festivities.<\/p>\n
The Acadia Jazz Ensemble’s renditions of Groovin’ Hard, The Creole Love Call and Soul Sauce delighted the audience.<\/p>\n
The Grade 9 Band’s version of Joy truly mirrored the intense emotion the composer must have experienced at the birth of his first child; Nathan Hale Trilogy captured the courage of an American patriot of the Revolutionary War era who was hanged for spying; and Creed conjured a variety of moods, from reflection to exultation.<\/p>\n
In thanking the school principal, students and parents, Darryl Ferguson praised all stakeholders for the support the band received within the school community and beyond.<\/p>\n
Special thanks were also extended to the band program at Fort Richmond Collegiate and its teaching staff — including Darryl’s wife Cheryl Ferguson — for their support of music education at Acadia.<\/p>\n
Sunday Olukoju is a community correspondent for Fort Richmond. You can contact him at sunday.olukoju@gmail.com.<\/p>
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