By Melissa Wagoner When Frank Petrik was a child, he found an old saxophone in his grandfather’s closet. That moment set him on the path to college, a full-ride scholarship, and eventually a career as a band teacher, sharing a love for music with generations of students. But it all leads back to that day. “Had he not been given that […]
By Melissa Wagoner In August Sophia Wood posted on Facebook asking Silvertonians if they were interested in the creation of an elementary age children’s choir – and the results blew her away. “I was in choir when I was a kid and I just thought it would be something to do,” she said. “A lot of people were interested.” One […]
By Kristine Thomas According to a highly reliable musical source, Sarah Kaser Weitzman was told the last time a tuba was purchased for the Silverton High School band was in 1953. “My mom remembers when the band got the tuba,” she said laughing. What is not a laughing matter for Weitzman or fellow members of Silverton Friends of Music is […]
