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Students perform in Regionals Festival, qualify to State

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2022

Students from choir, orchestra and band partook in the Kansas State High School Activities Association Solo and Ensemble Regional Festival last Saturday. Preparation for the event looked different for...

The Symphonic and Concert Orchestras performs The Star Spangled Banner at the Pelicans v. Spurs NBA game.

Orchestra travels to New Orleans

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2022

The Manhattan High Symphonic and Concert Orchestras had the once-in-a-lifetime experience of performing the “The Star Spangled Banner” at an NBA game and both orchestras participated in the WorldStrides...

Chamber Orchestra, Choir perform at State Capital

Ameerah Alfailakawi, Staff Writer March 7, 2022

In celebration of Music in Our Schools Month, orchestra and choir students from Manhattan High performed at the State Capital last week. Music in Our Schools Month is a country-wide promotion and celebration...

Band, Choir, Orchestra students participate in KMEA State

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief March 1, 2022

Manhattan High qualified 29 music students for the Kansas Music Education Association state conference over the weekend in Wichita. Students representing the Choir, Orchestra and Band programs in the KMEA...

Orchestra brings back Orchestravaganza

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief December 13, 2021

The crowd shuffled in, taking their seats and filling the auditorium. The lights began to dim, and out walked orchestra director Cody Toll to present the 2021 Orchestravaganza, held Dec. 9 and 10 in Rezac...

Students perform in NCKMEA, prepare for All-State

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2021

Students from the Manhattan High Orchestra and Band performed in the North-Central Kansas Honor Orchestra last Saturday. Manhattan students represented 26 out of 49 members in the honor orchestra and 11...

Orchestra performs first concert of year

Orchestra performs first concert of year

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2021

As people began to settle in their seats, director Cody Toll walked to the front of the stage and welcomed everyone to the first orchestra concert of the 2021-2022 school year last Thursday in Rezac Auditorium.  Before...

New orchestra directors

Lasirra Hines, Blue M Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2021

Manhattan High introduced two new orchestra teachers this year to fill the role left by the resignation of former Orchestra director Nate McClendon.  Cody Toll and Brett Lytle have taken over the...

Band and Orchestra students on their way to All-State

Kyla Barnett, Features Editor January 27, 2020

Four band members and 10 orchestra members from Manhattan High were selected for the Kansas Music Educators Association’s All-State groups. The students were among the 18 MHS band members and 24 MHS...

Orchestravaganza: Insider view of McClendon’s mind

Ashlyn Cassel, Junior Online Editor and Chief December 19, 2019

The annual winter orchestra concert, Orchestravaganza, took place last Thursday and Friday.  While the concert itself is an amazing feat that the students put so much effort into, a lot of ...

Director Nate McClendon stands above the freshman orchestra at hey begin their performance. The group performed with both Symphonic and Chamber Orchestra to commemorate their performance season.

All Rise

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief November 4, 2019

The Manhattan High orchestras commenced their performance season with a mindset of achieving new growth and unity, combining all three orchestra groups into one space as they worked together for their...

Seniors Grace Hart and Liz Efken practice their Shostakovich piece with their violas as they wait for director Nate McClendon to arrive for class. The orchestra began rehearsing earlier in the week in preparation for the day when they must play it completely by memory.

Chamber Orchestra sets aspirations deep, personal

Sophia Comas, Online Editor-in-Chief September 9, 2019

Uncomfortable. That’s how director Nate McClendon opened class for his students in Chamber Orchestra on the brisk Wednesday morning of Sept. 4.  Of course, when thinking of an orchestra class,...

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