Fourth and fifth graders from across the East Greenbush Central School District gathered in the Columbia High School auditorium on Monday and Tuesday this week to watch talented middle school and high school students perform at the 2024 Instrumental Festival. The two-day concert is meant to showcase musical options for students.
Columbia High School musicians are performing three separate Pops Concerts starting Tuesday, March 19 in the school auditorium. The concerts are free and open to the public.
The Columbia String Ensemble musicians performed at the State Education Building in Albany on February 1. The event, the Annual Awards Ceremony, honored employees for their years of service in the State Education Department.
Thirty Goff Middle School students participated in the Rensselaer County School Music Association All-County Winter Festival last weekend in Troy. Members of the 6th grade band and 7th and 8th grade chorus were selected to attend rehearsals and perform a concert with other outstanding musicians from across Rensselaer County.
Students celebrated winter at the District-wide Choral Festival on Thursday morning with a set list devoted to the season. Each school’s chorus performed in the Columbia High School auditorium under the direction of their music teacher with songs such as “Winter Fantasy,” “Snow Day,” and “Winter With You.”
The Columbia High School Orchestra performed a holiday concert for veterans and staff in the lobby of the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany on Tuesday.