Sugarloaf band director Joe Dallas gets jazzy with his electric guitar and the Sugarloaf Jazz Band during the concert. MIRA STAUFFER/Contributed
Sugarloaf Middle School’s Fall Concert held on October 14 was directed by longtime music teacher Joe Dallas. The well-attended event featured a showcase of bands such as Beginning Band, Jazz Band, and Concert Band. The beginners started the concert with such favorites as “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and “Hot Cross Buns” while the Jazz Band played “Tenor Madness.” The evening ended with the talented crescendo of the Concert Band playing ” The Haunted Mansion,” “Cupid Shuffle,” and finally the “Macarena.”
Sugarloaf eighth-grader David Boman belts out the baritone saxophone during the Concert Band portion of the show. MIRA STAUFFER/ContributedMason Cabrera, left, watches as Richard Niels Torrealba plays the alto saxophone at the band’s performance on October 14. MIRA STAUFFER/ContributedSugarloaf eighth grader Reagan Dillard performs clarinet for the ‘Haunted House’ song at the school concert on October 14. MIRA STAUFFER/ContributedViolet Bouchard flutes to the ‘Cupid Shuffle’ for the Concert Band. MIRA STAUFFER/Contributed