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3-3-16 — Olathe East Percussion Ensemble Selected for National Festival
March 3, 2016 ~ The Olathe East High School Percussion Ensemble will be the first percussion group ever chosen to represent Kansas at the Music for All National Festival. The group of 27 percussion players will travel to Indianapolis later this month for the festival. The group was one of 12 chosen from across the nation this year to attend the prestigious gathering of musicians.
"We are so honored to be one of 12 percussion ensembles selected from across the U.S., and the first ever percussion ensemble from Kansas selected to perform at the Music for All National Percussion Festival," Olathe East Band Director Jeff Smikahl said. "I am excited to showcase the many talented students we have here at Olathe East. The students have been working extremely hard this year in preparation for the trip, and I am confident we will have a very powerful musical experience in Indianapolis."
The Percussion Ensemble will perform a send-off concert at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7 in the Bell Cultural Events Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University.