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December 17, 2025
Viking Band Presents Winter Concert By: Landon Manley Editor-in-Chief
Following the Jazz Band, the Concert Band began its section of the performance with “Christmas Light Fanfare.” The energetic arrangement set the audience’s expectations high; Senior Maddy Dix shared, “This song was probably my favorite! I enjoyed seeing the entire band on stage performing such an interesting song.” Slowing the tempo, “Olde English Carol (What Child Is This?),” was performed, introducing a pleasant break in between intricate compositions for both the audience and performers. Junior Milania Mendoza was
anticipated to play due to “The narration, along with the percussion, had everyone excited to play it!” The festive night ended with the Viking Marching Band performing “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” conducted by Mendoza, leading to a triumphant closure of the concert. In response to finishing her last Winter Con- cert soon after the end of the marching season, Odom stated, “I felt like I closed part of a chapter in my life with a bang, and now we’re just ‘marching’ to the finish line of high school,” she laughed, “It was very heartfelt to see how we all were working together to make some- thing amazing, and I’m glad I got to lead others and have fun myself!” Odom further explained that the switch from marching season to concert season is a stark contrast, as the methods of conducting are entirely different, but their “band is very skilled, and so it was prepared to sound amazing on Monday.” In preparation for the concert, both bands had about a week, or three class periods, to get ready and learn all of the music for the performance. Mendoza stated that, “Preparing for a concert in a week definitely was fun in my opinion. Since we played Christmas music I feel everyone was able to make it happen.” Junior Caleb Castillo agreed, stating, “It wasn’t very difficult to prepare for the concert.” KHS Band, through its dedication to work ethic, within the past month, was able to present a concert that swept the audience off of their feet.
Following their successful marching season, Kingsburg High School’s band presented their Winter “Jazz and Band and Concert Bands” concert on the evening of Monday, December 8th. Coinciding with Rafer Johnson Junior High’s band, the performance consisted of 8 holiday-themed songs. The Jazz Band opened their set with the holiday classic, “White Christmas,” featuring soloist Sophomore John James on the trumpet. Jazz continued their section of the concert on a high note with “Riverscape,” a delightful song that wove together melodies played by Seniors James Ergo on the piano and Armen Woods on the alto saxophone into an action-packed piece. Furthering the lively atmosphere, an arrange- ment titled “Dance of Denial” was performed, mixing beautiful performances of Junior Milania Mendoza on the tenor saxophone, Junior Alison Rogers on the drums, Freshman Brendan Bruce on the Congas, and Woods. They followed their performance with the tra- ditional Christmas song, “The First Noel,” accompanied by soloist J. James. Straying away from typical holiday classics, the Jazz Band ended their performance with their rendi- tion of the high-tempo “Jingle Bell Boogie,” with soloist Mendoza.
a soloist for this performance; her performance and vibrato were beautiful, and she was able to effortlessly play lengthy notes. Tying the concert band’s performance together, “The Night Before Christmas” was played with narra- tion from social studies teacher Doug Davis, conclud- ing the section with a triumphant finish. This piece was regarded as the band’s favorite of the night, according to Freshman Kate Wilkins. Wilkins elaborated that the song was highly
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Sophomore Haelynn Woods stated, “My favorite tradition is having meals with my family.”
Junior James Bishop stat- ed, “My favorite Christ- mas tradition is being a part of the Dicken’s Caroler.”
Freshman Karmbir Purew- al stated, “My favorite Christ- mas tradition is getting and opening Christmas presents.”
Senior Olivia Odom stated, “My favorite Christmas tradition is watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas with my mom.”
Sophomore Kannon Tate stat- ed, “Doing the saran wrap game by unraveling it with one hand.”
Junior Daylynn Fynautt stat- ed, “My favorite tradition is walking around and see- ing all of the house’s lights.”
Senior Cameron Perkins stated, “My favorite Christmas tradition is to watch movies with my family.”
Freshman Camrynn Ransom stat- ed, “My favorite Christmas tradi- tion is eating ham with my family.”
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