The CHIEF February 2019

BY GABRIELTRAVIS On Saturday, January 26th, some of our PTHS students performed at the All- State music convention at the Peoria Civics Center. The students consisted of five All-State chorus members and two All-State band members. The chorus members, Braden Weaver, Skyler Johnson, Collin Wonders, Gabriel Travis, and Nicholas Welshans sang songs such as “O’ Clap Your Hands,” “Bobby Shafto,” “Gaelic Blessing,” and “Desh” under the direction of Philip Lawson. The band members, Kiara Price and Samantha Merhkens, played the “Sons Florentiner March,” “Rest,” “Symphony of Fables,” and “Folk Dances” under the direction of Elizabeth Peterson. The orchestra, another large section of the All-State music convention but that no PTHS students took part in, played the songs “Millennium Canons,” “Pictures at an Exhibition,” and “Suite from Far and Away” under the direction of Mark Laycock. All three sections came together at the end of the concert to celebrate the stars and stripes with the song, “America the Beautiful.” All in all, schools from all over Illinois came together with many honored individuals to create beautiful music.