Last up dated:  08-27-2009

Isaiah 40:31

   

Welcome to the OCS Band.  My name is Laurel Ferretti and I've been the director since 2000.  Band is available for 4th-8th grades.  Beginning band is a required core class for 4th and 5th graders.  In the class the students will learn to read and notate music, play a band instrument, and learn about the major musical periods and some of the famous composers in those periods.  The Advanced Band meets Mondays and Wednesdays before school from 7:30-8:20.  They prepare songs to be played for the Chapel service on Friday mornings.  We love to play hymn tunes and talk about the rich words that teach us about our God who created us and redeemed us through Jesus Christ.  We also play a variety of classical and contemporary tunes.
 
     As a group, we minister to the community by visiting elderly care homes, playing in public places for Christmas, giving concerts and marching in the Kiddie Parade during Feather Fiesta Days.  Our goal as a band is to glorify God through the gift of music and to become the best musicians we can be.