April is a big month for LCSD music ~ save these dates!

The Lake County High School Music department proudly presents its spring instrumental concert series.  This year the concerts will feature our talent students plus guest artists from the Denver area.  First, the Lake County High School instrumental music concert featuring grades 7-12^th grade will be held Thursday evening April 14^th @ 7:30 PM in the High School Auditorium.  The concert’s theme is “Blood, Sweat and Tears” and will feature music that will frighten, excite and make you cry.  The concert is Free with suggested donations of $5 to help support the Lake County High School music department.

On Wednesday April 20^th, the Lake County High School Jazz band “The Cloud City Jazz Band” will welcome in concert the Michael Friedman Jazz Quartet.  Last year, Michael and his group did a masterclass with the group and will return to Leadville for a masterclass and evening concert.  This concert and work shop is made possible by the Breckenridge Music Festival’s “Music in Schools” program.  The Festival, chartered in 1981 as the Breckenridge Music Institute, was commissioned to produce a Festival of Classical Music and Jazz, and operated a summer music festival and a youth music camp. The original Institute mission included a strong educational component, which continues today. The Breckenridge Music Festival’s Music in the Schools program offers an annual series of workshops, performances and master classes to Elementary, Middle and High Schools throughout Summit, Lake and Park counties.

Michael Friedman is a widely respected bassist, composer and educator.  Michael has been captivating audiences with his bass playing for years.  He is a powerful, energetic artist who is capable of going in a variety of musical directions.  “His bass playing is as in the pocket as it gets,” wrote Jonathan Widran of the Los Angeles Jazz Scene.  “A Colorado mainstay,” wrote Bret Saunders of the Denver Post & KBCO Radio.  Michael has become one of the brightest performers on the contemporary jazz/R & B scene.

Friedman has conducted educational workshops that have encouraged young people to excel in the arts.  He also has lent his talents to many charitable organizations including the United Way, St. Anthony Health Foundation, Bonfils Blood Center, Habitat for Humanity, the Denver Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Museum of Denver and the Denver School of the Arts.

The Michael Friedman concert featuring the Cloud City Jazz band will begin at 6:30 PM in the High School auditorium.  Admission is free but there is a suggested donation of $5 dollars.