Bands entertain audience with well-played selections

by William Belson

On October 28, all the bands at Pittsford performed a Fall Pops Concert to show the parents what their children have been up to in band and how much they have improved from last year. The concert also highlighted the high school marching band’s marching season.

The youngest of the bands, the sixth grade, performed three songs: “Old MacBingo,” “Three Rockin’ Rodents,” and “College Fight Song Medley.” Of the songs that the sixth grade band performed, the song that was the best performed according to the ears of Emily Poling was “Old MacBingo”. The sixth grade band played well on all of its pieces and is very much improved. “I thought the sixth grade band did really well for where they were at in their development. They have made a lot of progress from the beginning of the year,” said band teacher Mr. Spitler.

The junior high band did fairly well and also have made some major improvements from last year on improving the sound quality and musical ability. The band performed four songs: “I Got Rhythm,” “Shaker March,” “Evening at The Symphony,” and “Barbara Ann.” This young band has talent but could use a little more togetherness. “The junior high did pretty good except for some organization things they have to work on,” said Mr. Spitler. The song that was thought to be the best performed by the band was “Barbara Ann” according to band member Jacob Page.
The final band that performed that Tuesday night was the high school’s marching band. The marching band played choice songs that they have performed during football season, such as “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” “Paint it Black,” “You Raised Me Up,” “Love Shack,” and “Let’s Get it Started.” The song that was thought to be the best song played by the marching band was “Love Shack,” in the opinion of clarinet player Andrea Scheadler. The marching band had a good season and good senior show so nothing less was expected at the pops concert. “The high school band did very well,” said Mr. Spitler.