Wooster one of six bands to play at the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational

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The Wooster High School symphonic band members stand to receive applause after performing Sunday night in the 18th annual Northeast Ohio Band Invitational at Severance Music Center in Cleveland.
The Wooster High School symphonic band members stand to receive applause after performing Sunday night in the 18th annual Northeast Ohio Band Invitational at Severance Music Center in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND - The Wooster High School symphonic band performed Sunday night in Severance Music Center to wrap up the 18th annual Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.

Craig French conducts the Wooster High School symphonic band Sunday night during its performance at Severance Music Center in Cleveland.
Craig French conducts the Wooster High School symphonic band Sunday night during its performance at Severance Music Center in Cleveland.

Wooster was one of six bands that performed at the event, following three other high school bands (Margaretta, Clyde and Ontario), Kent State University Wind Ensemble and Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony.

The Wooster High School symphonic band was one of six bands to perform Sunday in Cleveland's Severance Music Center for the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.
The Wooster High School symphonic band was one of six bands to perform Sunday in Cleveland's Severance Music Center for the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.

Margaretta opened the invitational at 2 p.m. and Wooster closed it out, taking the stage at 7 p.m.

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The Northeast Ohio Band Invitational is an annual performance sponsored by the Cleveland Institute of Music where members of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony get to perform, and local college and high school bands are invited to join them.

Craig French, the Wooster High School symphonic band director, walks onto the Severance Music Center stage to lead the band in performing at the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.
Craig French, the Wooster High School symphonic band director, walks onto the Severance Music Center stage to lead the band in performing at the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.

The songs Wooster performed included some upbeat and faster-paced songs, such as a British march by Gustav Holst and a percussion-heavy, machine-like song called “Industrial Loops,” and some slower, emotional pieces like "Ava Maria" and a piece about the Korean War called “Inchon.”

A view of the Wooster High School symphonic band from the balcony of Severance Music Center during Sunday's Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.
A view of the Wooster High School symphonic band from the balcony of Severance Music Center during Sunday's Northeast Ohio Band Invitational.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Wooster symphonic band performs at Severance Music Center in Cleveland