All ages at Salisbury Central School concert

SALISBURY — Visitors from Noble Horizons were in the audience at Salisbury Central School for a holiday band and chorus concert Friday, Dec. 12.

Middle school students regularly go to Noble Horizons to visit with residents.School counselor Donna Begley said it is rare for the residents, many in poor health, to take even a short trip, so it was a particularly special outing.

School music directors Athena Halkiotis and Robert Nellson put their charges through an ambitious program, including arrangements of Prokofiev, Bach and Beethoven, and a sprightly rendition from the Jazz Band of Robert Parissi’s “Play That Funky Music,� a hit for the group Wild Cherry in 1976. Eighth-grader John Morris’ drumming was rock solid during this number.

The Junior Band did an excellent job, even though its members were only introduced to their instruments at the beginning of the school year. The combined Junior and Senior Chorus knocked out a fresh and lively arrangement of José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad.�

And the visitors from Noble Horizons, many sitting with their student friends, were among the most enthusiastic in the audience.

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