Randolph students participate in honor band, choir at Northeast

NORFOLK – Northeast Community College was the setting for area high school musicians and vocalists to showcase their talents, including several students from Randolph.

The Northeast Music Department and the Northeast Area Jazz Ensemble hosted the fourth annual HAWKFEST Monday. The event featured 85 students – 35 in band and 50 in choir – from 22 area high schools.

Honor Band members include Nicole Haselhorst and Matthew Schultz, both of Randolph. Lily Umberger of Randolph was part of the Honor Choir.

Students earned entrance to HAWKFEST through an audition process that included scales and a musical selection to perform.

During Monday’s performance, the band played “Three Ayers from Gloucester,” “Circus Days,” “Prairie Dances” and “Rain.” The choir sang “There Will Be a New Day,” “Veni,” “Sancte Spiritus,” “The Skipping Stone” and “Hi! Ho! The Rattlin’ Bog.”

The performance concluded with the band and choir performing together “We are the Heroes.”

Other participating high schools included Battle Creek, Boone Central, Cody-Kilgore, Creighton, Elkhorn Valley, Hartington-Newcastle, Lakeview, Madison, Newman Grove, O'Neill, Osmond, Pender, Plainview, Pierce, Ponca, St. Edward, Stanton, Summerland, Winside and Wynot.