Holley band, chorus have strong showing at festival in Hershey, Pa.

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HOLLEY – Zach Busch, the Holley High Band and Jazz director, joins some of his students in holding a trophy Holley won at Music in the Parks competition at Hershey Park.

There were 60 Holley High School Concert Band and Mixed Choir students who traveled to Hershey this past weekend.

The Holley Band earned 1st Place in High School Concert Band Class A, with a “Superior” rating from their score average of 91.75 (of 100). They performed two selections: “The Witch and the Saint” by Steven Reineke and “Americans We” by Henry Fillmore.

The Choir earned 2nd Place in High School Mixed Choir Class A, with an “Excellent” rating from their score average of 86.75 (of 100). They performed two selections: “O Love” by Elaine Hagenberg and “Let Everything That Hath Breath” by Jeffery Ames.

The trip was also highlighted by sight-seeing in Philadelphia, including: the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rocky Statue, a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park, the Liberty Bell, and Reading Terminal Market.

The Holley HS Band and Choir will close out their yearly concerts with their Spring Concert on Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m. in the Holley MSHS Auditorium.