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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

High school jazz band performs

Nov 24, 2021

The Lincoln High School jazz band performed on Nov. 19. At left above is Kris Ryan on the bass, at right above is Grace Ackermann on tenor saxophone (trombonist Summer Myers is in the background), and below, from left, are trumpet players McKenna Goihl-Krier, Carly Earnest Miller, and Jaxson Kohrs...

Stadium sounds fill school gym

Oct 9, 2019

Commander Ashley Veronen directs the Lake City Tiger marching band Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the Lincoln High School gymnasium as they rehearse for their upcoming Sounds of the Stadium Concert. The concert will be on Friday, Oct. 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the gym.

Lake City grads march on

Sep 11, 2019

Four alumni of the Lake City Tiger band continue to march on in midwest collegiate marching bands.Ariana Carlson is in her second year as a member of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Blugold marching band. The Blugold Band is one of the largest in the Midwest with over 400 students on the...

A ‘privilege and honor’ to escort Tiger band

Jul 10, 2019

An email to Paul Holland:Paul — I want to thank you and your band for coming to St. Louis to participate in our parade on July 4. I was impressed with your personal enthusiasm—talking to the patrons watching the parade and handing out flags—as well as the different movements of your band members...