VMS Percussion Ensemble performs before the Annual Midwest Clinic

The Valdosta Middle School Percussion Ensemble, along with their directors, Travis Downs and Gary Bradley, left Tuesday morning, December 15th,  for Chicago to participate in the Annual Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference.  They are the only middle school band in the United States invited to perform at this event.  Also working with the group are Dr. David Cole, who will be performing with the students, and Eric Bradshaw, Valdosta State University Band director.  In a special school assembly Friday, December 11th,  the ensemble performed selections they will be doing in Chicago and received an enthusiastic send-off from their classmates and faculty.