band

Band pulls double shift at state tournament

Mar 27, 2024

The Lake City High School band performed at one more game than they expected to Friday night at Williams Arena. The band was there to support the Lake City High School boys basketball team as it took on Albany in the semifinals of the Class AA state tourament. In a post on X, the Minnesota State...

Bands perform spring concert on March 8

Mar 6, 2024

Lincoln Junior-Senior High School invites you to the spring band concert on Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High School auditorium. Join us for an wonderful evening as our dedicated student musicians bring the gift of music to life. From classic Sousa marches to futuristic electronic...

High school jazz concert features Winona State University Jazz Band

Nov 8, 2023

Lincoln High School’s Fall Jazz Concert is coming soon the the high school auditorium. “On Friday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., the Lake City students will take center stage, alongside our special guest artists - the renowned Winona State University (WSU) Jazz Band,” Lake City High School Band Director...

Lake City Area Arts Young Musicians Fund pays for rentals, reeds for band students

Nov 8, 2023

Lake City Area Arts donated $255 from its Young Musicians Fund to Lake City Public Schools to pay for band instrument rentals for three students and a box of reeds for one student. In his request for donation, band teacher Willy Leafblad said school administration had informed him that the...

74 Lake City middle school band students participate in inaugural solo festival

May 31, 2023

On May 25, 74 Lake City band students in grades six through nine participated in the first-ever Junior High Solo Festival at Lincoln High School. Each student performed a solo—or two, in the case of percussionists—for judges who gave them feedback and rated their performance. The format is...

High school’s Pops Band Concert is May 12

May 3, 2023

Lincoln High School’s “Pops Band Concert” is back and ready to entertain music enthusiasts on Friday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High School auditorium. “This annual concert is one of the most anticipated events of the year, and it’s not to be missed,” Lincoln High School instrumental...

Tiger bands keeping busy

Mar 8, 2023

It’s a busy time for the band program at Lincoln High School with festivals, concerts, visits from a conductor and orchestra, and a contest all in the span of a few weeks. A snowstorm pushed the annual Junior High Band Festival Lake City hosts from its originally scheduled date of Feb. 22 into last...

16 from Lake City participate in Hiawatha Valley League Honors Band and Choir

Dec 7, 2022

Sixteen of Lincoln High School’s finest musicians participated in the Hiawatha Valley League Honors Choir and Band Concert on Monday, Nov. 7 in Cannon Falls. The annual concert featured select musicians from the instrumental and vocal music departments of all the H.V.L. schools. Honors Choir...

Teachers teaching teachers

Nov 30, 2022

Lake City instrumental music teachers Eric Stashek and Willy Leafblad are using a unique staff development arrangement to share and hone their teaching skills. On Oct. 19, Dover-Eyota instrumental music teacher Ryan Anderson visited Lake City. Leafblad and Stashek went to Dover-Eyota on Nov. 21....

Retiring band teacher Gail Huppert honored

May 18, 2022

Retiring Bluff View Elementary School band and music teacher Gail Huppert (left) was honored during a band concert at Lincoln High School on May 12. Huppert is retiring at the end of the school year after 39 years teaching in the school district.-Photo by Dave Ender