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June 29, 2021
Traverse City Area Public Schools have announced their virtual release of this year’s Music Booster concert.
For almost fifty years, the benefit concert has helped support student musicians and teachers through classroom mini grants as well as scholarships.
While this year’s concert couldn’t be in person, it did allow students to record their performances in a variety of locations.
The Music Booster’s President Jill Jenkins says students have been eager to perform after last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic.
“There’s nothing like a live performance I think for these kids, but I think they just value any opportunity that they have to be able to sing or play an instrument for an audience. Even if that audience happens to be virtual,” said Jenkins.
In Touch with Southeast Iowa
On this episode of “In Touch with Southeast Iowa,” KCII’s Mark Pitz talks with Jane Koch, Vocal and Band Director at WACO High School, about their Music Booster’s fundraising event in which students will sing Christmas Carols live in front of people’s homes.