Loudoun Children Rock Out in Battle of the Bands

May 18, 2009

Four Loudoun elementary school bands performed at Bach to Rock's May 16 Battle of the Bands competition.

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Holy Trinity Receives Pipe Organ

Nov. 27, 2008

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The musical remarks

Aug. 21, 2008

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Madison Baker and sister Grace Baker with Day Spring Farm, read a book while Conner Duffy, 18, of Leesburg, plays the guitar and banjo for the people shopping at the Farmer's Market. Fresh and local produce is sold at the market every Thursday in downtown Purcellville.

Mike Pugh is a self-described multimedia music producer from Purcellville.

Macy Freeman, 8, of South Riding, performs at the 9:30 club in Washington, D.C., with her band GLAM during the Bach to Rock's Battle of the Bands on May 16.

Piedmont Singers Prepare for Canterbury Cathedral

June 29, 2009

Video by Ryan Lytle

The Piedmont Singers of Middleburg is in their tenth year of existence, and is preparing for a trip to the Canterbury Cathedral in August as a visiting choir. Under the guidance of Founding Conductor Wendy Oesterling, the singers have been rehearsing for the event since January.

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Loudoun Band Battles in D.C.

June 9, 2009

Video by Meghan Louttit

Loudoun-based band No Worries, comprised of Raquel Desouza, vocals; Kyle Wright, guitar; Ryan Babick, drums; Elijah Vaughn, bass; and Dominic Boykin, guitar, took their act to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on June 6, to compete in Bach2Rock's Battle of the Bands. The young musicians spoke about their influences and their reasons for picking up their instruments and joining the band. No Worries splits their practice time between Bach2Rock's South Riding location and Wright's home. Even though Desouza is the only member in high school - she'll enter 10th grade in the fall - which enabled them to participate in Saturday's high school competition, the rest of the members just finished their seventh-grade year. For the competition, the band performed "Up to the Roof" by the Blue Man Group and "Celebrity Skin" by Hole.

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Arcola Elementary Students Perform at Cherry Blossom Festival

April 2, 2009

“Music Makes the World Go Round,” was the theme of Arcola Elementary School’s Fourth Grade Chorus performance Thursday afternoon at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. Representing the first Loudoun County elementary school chorus to perform at the festival, the children sang eight songs on a stage outside of the Jefferson Memorial.

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