MLHS students score big at MusicFest NW

Instructor Gail Phillips says band as a whole has had a good year marked by solid improvement

By RYAN LANCASTER

Staff Reporter

Medical Lake High School students Zach Empkey and Danielle Burris both placed first in their respective divisions during MusicFest Northwest 2010, which took place in Spokane May 9-14.

Since 1945 MusicFest has drawn from 1,200 to 1,500 young musicians from across the region and is considered to be the largest festival of its kind in the United States, according to the event's Web site.

Empkey, a senior, won gold and was adjudicator's choice for his mastery of solo clas...

 

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