What happens when you offer high schoolers an opportunity for fun and travel? You get a stage full of talented, energetic Steel Drum performers! The Petoskey HS program that started out about 14 years ago with a mere eight musicians, has grown to one of the most popular music programs in the State. All equipment, instruments, and expenses are paid for from fund raisers and the sale of CD's and a new DVD. These sought-out kids have performed several times in New Orleans, in Hawaii, and other parts of the country. During the summer they often perform as many as three concerts a day, spanning several cities. Their repertoire is diverse, too, from the traditional Jimmy Buffet songs, to Lord of the Dance, to the Nutcracker, to Deliverance's famous dueling banjos (steel drum style). For us, they were the highlight of Alpenfest. They rock!
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