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Templeton students selected for Honors Band

Three Templeton Middle School eighth grade band members were honored by being selected for the 41th Annual Honors Band Festival. They participated Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 in the festival at the University of Wisconsin (UW) – Milwaukee. Students selected for the festival were:

  • Kirsten Fischer, clarinet;
  • Daniel Smith, percussion; and
  • Riley Feldmann, tuba.

Students were selected from approximately 700 nominations from across Wisconsin and Illinois. They participated in all-day rehearsals and instrument master classes on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The festival concluded on Dec. 2 with a concert at the Helene Zelazo Center For The Performing Arts on the UW-Milwaukee campus.

Students in the festival were divided into three performance bands that were directed by renowned music educators from Wisconsin, Florida and Georgia.