The 2015 Cariboo Band Retreat heard 100 Mile House and Williams Lake band students in near perfect harmony, recently.
Close to 50 students participated in the retreat, where they learned new music, played games, made friends, and spent a night in the Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School (PSO) gym.
Renowned music teacher and clinician John White led the group, made up of students in grades 7-12. Music teachers from 100 Mile House and Williams Lake organized the event, which culminated with a concert for parents.
The purpose of the retreat was getting the students to gather together as band members for one common purpose: to create music and build a musical community.
While the weekend was a busy and tiring one for students, it was also a lot of fun, says Vanessa Toews, music teacher at PSO.
“Band is in.”
