music
Bluegrass fills air at Kings Prairie Benefit Concert
The Kings Prairie Festival closed with an 80-minute set by the Flyin’ Buzzards. Their selections ranged from the Everly Brothers’ “Dream, Dream, Dream,” to Randy Travis’s “Three Wooden Crosses,” Flatt and Scruggs’ “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” to gospels hymns “In the Sweet Bye and Bye” and “Beulah Land.” New to their set this year was Jay Ungar and Molly Mason’s “Ashokan Farewell,” with the melody played on mandolin by Bill Harris, of Cassville, at left. Other players, continuing from left, were Wayne Clevenger, of McDowell, on mandolin, Duwane Blevins, of Reeds Spring, on bass, and Steve Ennis, of Victory, on guitar. They closed the show with a spirited rendition of Albert Brumley’s “I’ll Fly Away,” the traditional final number and sing-along at Kings Prairie.
Senior Center celebrates Labor Day
Tracy Lloyd, right, of Exeter, and David Vaught, of Cassville, shared a laugh while picking up their ribs or chicken meal at the Cassville Senior Center on Friday. The Center celebrated labor Day with live music and a quilt raffle.
Kings Prairie Festival expanding
The annual Kings Prairie Music Festival and Craft Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, on the grounds of the historic Kings Prairie Schoolhouse, southeast of Monett.
Kid Kat, Middle School choirs sing for spring
Trinity Granger, left, and Elizabeth Whiteley, under direction of Katie Stockton, high school and middle school vocal music director and choreographer, perform “Beautiful Day/Best Day of My Life” at the Spring Vocal Concert on April 22.
OFO presents 2 members of Texas Tenors for Pops concert
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will conclude its 45th season with its annual Marty Beckwith Memorial Pops Concert, slated for 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
Tunes up at Cruise-In
Jonah Cupps, left, plays the tambourine and performs vocals as Owyn England plays piano during The Next Generation Band’s show at the first Cassville Cruisers Cruise-In of the year at the Barry County Museum on Saturday.
OFO to present Young Artists Concert March 23
The Ozark Festival Orchestra, based in Monett, will continue its 45th season with its Young Artists concert at 3 p.m. on March 23 at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
Jazz Night delights all kinds of Valentines
Led by Band Director Micah Boise, left, the Cassville High School Jazz Band performs “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” its opening number on Jazz Night on Thursday.
5 make honor band
On Jan. 17, 13 Cassville band students in grades 7-8 auditioned for the Southwest Missouri Junior High District Honor Band, with five students earning a spot. The honor band performed Jan. 25 at Neosho High School, with a day of rehearsal ending with a concert.
7 Exeter students make honor bands
Seven Exeter students were selected recently to perform in Southwest Missouri District Honor Band. Biaktha Hnem was selected via audition as second-chair flute in the high school honor band, while Taylor Mattingly was selected as third-chair trumpet in the high school conference band.
