Wind Symphony to Perform at 2012 Olympics…Maybe

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June 15, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Digging through a cardboard box in the corner of his office, Director of Bands Jim Colonna pulls out a proposed itinerary pamphlet for the Wind Symphony, detailing a potential trip to London to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympics.  Flipping through the pages past details about performances and accommodations, he stops at a page and […]

Children’s choir unplugs to connect

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June 13, 2011

schedule 4 min read

One man. One choir. One mission. Sixty-three children.   Rob Swenson scrambles rapidly around the stage of the American Fork Tabernacle on Saturday, June 4, stepping over clusters of audio cables and shuffling through stacks of music and text. Occasionally he points a finger at the organist or the choir to cue certain parts of […]