Sacred Heart School Band & Chorus Perform at Festival

The award-winning Sacred Heart School band and chorus performed at the Rhode Island Catholic Elementary & Middle School Band & Chorus Festival held at Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket on April 2.

Led by chairman Philip Desrosiers, music specialist and band/chorus director at Sacred Heart, the musicians joined De La Salle Middle School, God Shepherd Catholic School Band, Mount Saint Charles Academy Middle School Band & Chorus, and Saint Rocco School Chorus.

Sacred Heart’s band performed “Kitty Hawk March” by John Edmondson, and the school chorus sang “Give Thanks” by Henry Smith.

The free concert was attended by 500 family members.

“The event provided our students with an enjoyable and enriching experience of playing and singing with a large ensemble while meeting instrumental and choral students from other Catholic schools,” Desrosiers explained.

The concert was sponsored by the Mount Saint Charles Fine Arts Summer Camp and was supported by the National Catholic Band Association.