Broadway meets Country.....
25 Students from the Lehigh Valley Charter Arts High School got to experience what it is like to work on a major music show during sound check and back stage tour for The Band Perry at the Sands Steel Stage Friday afternoon thanks to PNC Bank.
Johnny Jagielski led the students on a 20-minute tour of the festival’s Sands Steel Stage, as workers for The Band Perry took part in light and sound checks.
Professional bands do play venues like Musikfest. The idea is to give kids a hands-on-experience with what it is like to be part of a professional band.
Identical twin sisters Kirstianna and Kaitlyn Mueller of Easton, ninth-graders studying vocal arts, were impressed by the teamwork needed to put on a show.
“When you get close with the directors, see their vision of what they want the show to be and the final product, it’s really interesting how that all comes together,” Kirstianna said.
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