By: Natalie Enriquez
The Redwood Highschool band performed at the Visalia Showcase on Monday, October 3, 2022.
The showcase is a time for students to come out and perform shows in a non-competitive way. Jordan Ray, band director at Redwood Highschool, said “I was hoping that the kids would just go out and have a great show and really show off the hard work that they have been working on [for] the last 6 to 8 weeks.”
When asked if his expectations were met, Mr. Ray said, “they were exceeded.”
Mr. Ray says, “In terms of doing better, I think the kids went out and did an amazing job.”
When asked what can be improved Ray says “We can always be tighter musically, we can always march a little better. But in terms of an early show, this early in the year going out and doing a show for your peers, I thought the kids killed it”.
Mr. Ray would like to add that he is “really proud of all the hard work the kids have done, they’ve got a great show and I can’t wait to show it off in competition this week.”
You can catch the Ranger Marching Band at a WBA competition on October 8th at Washington Union as well as future dates locally.
Natalie Enriquez
Natalie Enriquez, '24, is in her second year of writing for the Redwood Gigantea. Outside of journalism, she likes to pass time reading or listening to music. Natalie hopes to make her time, as well as others, at Redwood High School fun and memorable.
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