Performing Arts Groups Entertain at Assemblies

Logan’s Open Guard performed Sprite De Altamira at the assembly.
The Logan Wind Symphony started off the annual Performing Arts assemblies, presented in two doses in the Pavilion. Their performance of “Festive Overture” by Dmitri Shostakovich, on a temporary stage at the east end of the Pavilion and conducted by band director Ramiro Barrera, earned the applause of the assembled student body.

Director Ramiro Barrera conducted the Wind SymphonyThey were followed closely by the Percussion Ensemble, which performed a piece called “Echidna’s Arf” in the center of the Pavilion floor. As the drummers performed intricate interweaving movements while playing their instruments, a squad of vibraphone players on the edge of the protective mat added their musicality to the mix, to the delight of the audience.

The Percussion Ensemble performed “Echidna’s Arf.”

The Open Guard followed, dancing and twirling and tossing colorful flags in a performance entitled “Sprite De Altamira” on the Pavilion floor.

Logan’s Jazz Band A swung the attention to the dance studio balcony, where they performed a tightly rehearsed version of “High Maintenance,” composed by Gordon Goodman.

The Jazz Band A peformed a swinging version of “High Maintenance.”

The climax of the assembly was a performance by the eight-time world champion World Guard.
Their routine was carried out on a custom mat with the image of a Colt upon it. At the end, the performers disappeared under the mat in dramatic fashion.

The 8-time world champion World Guard performed their new routine.