MHS Musicians Attend First NSU Instrumental Day

Twenty-eight MHS band students participated in the 1st Annual NSU Instrumental Day. The culminating concert was held at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University on November 7.

Instructors included: flute-Mrs. Deb Rausch; clarinet-Dr. Audrey Miller; saxophone-Mr. Fritz Hemke; trumpet-Dr. Grant Manhart and Dr. Rolf Olson; french horn-Dr. Gary Reeves; euphonium/tuba-Dr. Travis Netzer; percussion-Dr. Terry Beckler.

The students were accompanied to the event by Mrs. Susan Karels (MHS Band Director) and Mrs. Deb Rausch (MHS Lesson Instructor). Milbank students included:

Submitted photo: Front Row: Justine Wiik (senior percussion), Ashley Spors (senior clarinet), McKenna Folk (senior clarinet).

2nd Row: Maiah Brown (freshman flute), Kellie Christians (senior percussion), Crystal Spiering (junior flute), Hattie Muellenbach (freshman alto saxophone), Natalie Meyer (freshman alto saxophone), Savannah Stengel (freshman clarinet), Bailey Frerichs (junior clarinet), Yulissa Sanchez-Ramierz (junior clarinet), Alaina Rausch (junior clarinet), Hailey Underwood (junior alto saxophone), Yami Arano (junior french horn).

3rd Row: Anna Mathews (senior flute), Joe Harstad (junior euphonium), DeAndre French (sophomore trumpet), Noah Mursu (junior alto sax), Drake Rogers (sophomore tuba), Stewart Loehrer (junior percussion), Jackson McFaden (junior bass clarinet), Noah Mursu (junior alto saxophone), Nathan Loutsch (senior trumpet), William Karels (freshman tuba), Isaac Sousa (freshman trumpet), Brandon Hansen (senior tuba), Landon Brown (junior french horn), and Mackenzie Michels (sophomore alto saxophone).