Viewfinder: William Penn Students Perform Spring Concert

The William Penn Middle School instrumental musicians were exposed to a few tips of the trade by Dr. Quincy Hilliard before they performed to a standing room only audience at their annual spring concert.

“At this time of the year, I am always torn with emotion," said Director of Bands Mr. Joe D’Alicandro.

Students in grades sixth through eight performed in last week's concert.

"I have watched children turn into adults and I have many special memories to treasure for the rest of my life," D’Alicandro said.

D’Alicandro, also known as Mr. D, was extremely proud to introduce his friend Hilliard to lead the orchestra. Hilliard’s compositions for wind band are published by several major music publishers and are performed throughout the world where there are wind bands of the British-American instrumentation.

Hilliard is currently the Heymann Endowed Professor of Music Theory/Composition and is composer in residence at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.