A concussion for everyone to enjoy!
The Annual Percussion Concussion, which was held at the Lake Highlands High School auditorium on Monday, had the stage shaking and the walls quaking!
From the moment the concert began, until the final drum beat was struck, the roughly 63 band percussion players, as well as some special guests hailing from the University of North Texas had a couple hundred pairs of hands clapping and feet tapping.
The Lake Highlands Area Bands Percussionists are directed by James LaBrecque.
Along with participating in this wildly popular concert, now in its fourth year, they have performed throughout the Lake Highlands community at football games and special events, often while in motion.
Monday evening's performance entertained the audience for close to two hours, and included percussionists from LHHS, both Lake Highlands and Forest Meadow Junior Highs, and members of the LH 6th Grade Percussion Club.
Also participating were some talented young elementary students from Merriman Park and Thurgood Marshall.
Additionally, the six member University of North Texas Snare Drum Ensemble traveled from Denton, and whose ranks include Bayo Ajibade, a 2009 LHHS Grad.
This ensemble proved late in the show they were an irreverent and agile bunch.
Their performance included removing their drums from the stands, strapping on their instruments, and chasing each other around the stage while still playing the piece!
There were five solo performances included in the program of 16 pieces.
Four of the solos were marimba pieces performed by Jordan Brooks, Chris Wilson, and Greyson Morgan.
While the pieces were all different in style, all three young men handled them with precision.
Not only was the sound rich and full throughout the auditorium, all three of the soloists were completely adept with their instruments.
LHJH’s Will Irby took the stage for a snare drum solo entitled The Winner. And a winner Will was, as alone on the stage, his agility on the snares made playing the upbeat piece look easy.
