East Meets West to Form Unique Band Event
Bands from Wootton High School and Beijing visitors to perform Saturday night.
Musical worlds will merge this weekend when Wootton High School hosts a band from Beijing, China, which will perform with Wootton’s Symphonic and Concert Bands. Beijing School No. 166 Golden Sail Wind Band has 62 young musicians, scheduled to arrive Thursday night. There’s no time for jet lag--the American and Chinese bands will only have one hour to practice together, on Friday afternoon, before their concert Saturday at 7 p.m. “Beijing school No. 166 [is] a high-achieving school with over 2,000 students. I visited the school when I was speaking at a conference and the principal and I set the partnership up three years ago," Wootton principal Dr. Michael Doran said. "We have visited during the spring and they have sent students to us …
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