Mahtomedi High School Bands Presents - Forging Ahead Into Winter - December 8, 2025

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Areas of Interest (4)

Modai High School band initiates 3-week fundraising drive for NYC trip and instrument replacement.
Student-led music program emphasizes social awareness through MLK-inspired repertoire.
Integration of student mentorship and cross-generational band performance initiatives.
Students highlight the need for new equipment as existing assets are over four decades old.

I'm off at the end of December and then I'm free to do whatever I want with my life.
— Drew Olsen

Personal statusAddressing the audience between sets.

Ba humbug to everything.
— Jim Lane

LiteratureNarration of A Christmas Carol.

XanderBand President

Co-hosting the winter concert.

JosieBand President

Co-hosting the winter concert.

Drew OlsenStudent Teacher

Tuba player and student conductor.

ElizabethBand Historian

Introducing musical pieces.

BrodyFine Arts Council Representative

Introducing musical pieces.

MaxNinth Grade Representative

Introducing 'Like a Mighty Stream'.

ChrisAssistant Jazz Representative

Introducing 'Like a Mighty Stream'.

Laura GoucherBand Conductor

Lead conductor for the band.

Jim LaneNarrator

Narrator for 'Like a Mighty Stream' and 'A Christmas Carol'.

Riley VuniHarpist

10th grader selected for All-State Orchestra.

Anna CosbyFlutist

Member of All-State Band for second year.

Modai High School AuditoriumLincoln Memorial (historical context referenced in speech)New York City (upcoming trip location)