The Wheatland-Chili High School Band and Chorus participated in Music in the Parks in Boston, Massachusetts, along with six schools from New York and Rhode Island. The Wheatland-Chili Choir took first place in their division and the Band took third place. Each earned a rating of Excellent, which is the second highest one can earn, just under Superior. The Chorus performed “This is Me” from The Greatest Showman by Pasek and Paul; “Thula Klizeo” by Josepha Shabalala; “Autumn Vesper” by Audrey Synder with words by Emily Bronte. The Band performed “Torch of Liberty” by Karl L. King; “Children’s March” by Percy Grainger; and “Suite from Bohemia” by Vaclav Nelhybel.
Forty-five students participated in the band trip with music teachers Steve Zimmerman and Nick Rocha; and chaperones Lois Hagadorn and Laura Hogan. While in Boston the students had a guided tour of the Freedom Trail, visited the New England Aquarium, attended a performance of Les Miserables at the Boston Opera House and spent an afternoon at Six Flags New England.
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