Annual JM Steel Drum Festival This Saturday

Pictured from left: JMHS Steel Drum Band members Olivia Miller, Sydney Gray, Lizzy Howard and Mack Mills are just four of the many pannists who will perform Saturday during the school’s Festival of Steel.

The John Marshall High School Steel Drum Band will host its 3^rd annual Festival of Steel in the JMHS gymnasium Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 1:00 pm.

Local steel bands participating include Bridge Street Middle School, Sherrard Middle School, Weir High School, Wheeling Park High School, West Liberty University and John Marshall High School and Steel Cassa.

The guest artist for this year’s event is Josh Garrett, a steel drum arranger, composer and performer.

The JM Festival of Steel was started by Kailey Filben, who is a 2019 John Marshall High School graduate and currently pursuing degrees in Music Education and Percussion Performance at the University of North Texas.

All proceeds from the show will benefit the Robert James “Jim” Gracey Memorial Scholarship. Doors open at 12:30 pm. Admission is $5.00 at the door.

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