Youth For Music Weekend is HERE!!! Every February Flint Hills Music hosts a musical retreat for select students from the surrounding who meet in Emporia to learn and play together. On the first day they are presented with music that has been chosen by our guest director this year, Dr. Frank Tracz. He is professor of music and director of bands at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. The students break up into sectionals to work with volunteer area teachers to learn these challenging pieces. By working alongside people from other locations the students forge relationships with others interested in music. On Sunday at 2:30 the entire group will showcase what they have learned by performing their new pieces of music at Lowther North intermediate School. Please come out to support them. A special thanks goes out to everyone behind the scenes that help us get this wonderful event together.

This is the eighth year for FHM’s Youth For Music event - an area-wide Honor Band for high school Band musicians. Rehearsals are all day Saturday, and the concert is at 2:30 on Sunday. All events are at Lowther North Intermediate School in Emporia.