Fort bands assemble for 64th annual Pops Concert

The 64th annual Pops Concert was held Sunday at Fort Atkinson High School.

The concert featured all grade 4-12 band students in the School District of Fort Atkinson and their music teachers, Andrea Haffelder, Sam Fettig and Justin Steger.

All of the bands were separated on the gymnasium floor, with audience members on bleachers and chairs. Each band and emsemble performed separately and, twice, together, while the Fort Atkinson Middle School musicians also presented a combined song.

The Fort Atkinson Band Boosters held a 50-50 raffle and basket raffle, as well as sold refreshments.

Photos from the event follow.

Two photos above: The Fort Atkinson Band Boosters sell refreshments and hold a basket raffle prior to Sunday’s Pops Concert. The 64th annual concert featured all of the bands in the school district.

The Fifth-Grade Band plays “All Aboard” along with all of the bands in grades 5-12.

Three photos above: Percussionists in the Fifth-Grade Band perform “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” while flute, French horn and trombone players are pictured playing “Hard Rock Blues.”

Two photos above: Members of the Sixth-Grade Band play “Themes from Black Panther.”

The high school Percussion Ensemble is in the beat performing “Circus, Circus.”

Middle school band teacher Sam Fettig directs the Seventh-Grade Band in “High Hopes.”

Two photos above: Music teacher Andrea Haffelder directs the Fifth-Grade Band in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”

Three photos above: The Eighth-Grade Band performs “Rocky on Broadway” and joins in the Fort Atkinson Middle School Combined Bands with “Dr. Rockenstein.”

Two photos above: Members of the high school Jazz Ensemble play “Wah, Wah!”

Band students throw free T-shirts into the Pops Concert audience.

Three photos above: Directed by teacher Justin Steger, shown center photo, in center, the Fort Atkinson High School Band plays “Star Wars Saga,” receiving big applause from the audience.

Two photos above: All bands in grades 5-12 perform the final song of the afternoon, “At the Movies: The Classics.”

Chris Spangler photos.

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