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Upper Columbia Academy
(UCA) band, orchestra
and Choraliers members left
Spangle, Wash., and went
to Yakima, Wash., Nov. 2–3,
2012, for the first band tour
of the 2012–2013 school year.
The buses took off from UCA
around 7 a.m. on Friday in
order to get to their first performance
at Yakima Adventist
Christian School by 10:45 a.m.
They performed a variety
of sacred and secular songs
for the students, including
“America” from West Side
Story, “Shepherd’s Hey,” “Draw
Up the Water,” “I Can Tell the
World” and others.
Staying in the homes of local
Yakima church members was
a real blessing to the students,
many of whom are attending
boarding school for the first
time and were really missing
home. The kind families
provided dinner, worship and a
warm place to sleep, and the students
were grateful to those who
opened their homes to them.
The second performance
was on Sabbath, Nov. 3, at 11
a.m. at the Yakima 35th Avenue
Church. Later that day, the
students finished their tour by
performing for vespers at the
All Nation’s Center in Wapato,
Wash.
Band, orchestra and Choraliers
performed together for
the spectacular song “Grace,”
which was one of the highlights
of each concert. The octet’s song
“Walk Together Children” was
another highlight.
UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE NEWS
Upper Columbia Academy
Music Hits the Road
Band, Choraliers and Orchestra visit Yakima Valley
Despite a few mishaps, which
included all of the instruments
going out of tune during the
church performance due to
a sudden change in temperature,
the tour went well and
everyone had a good time. The
music groups returned safely to
UCA around 11 p.m. Saturday.
One of the many things
UCA music students learn
when they go on music tours
is that tours are not all about
talent and being the best at everything
or even recruiting for
the school. “Music is one of the
The UCA orchestra performs for students and staff at Yakima (Wash.) Adventist Christian School.
The UCA band performs at the All Nations Center in Wapato, Wash.
highest forms of praise we can
give to God,” says Dean Kravig,
UCA band director. “The
true purpose of music tours is
sharing God’s love and praising
Him through music.”
Sophia Rich, UCA student
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