Youth Symphony, honors band to perform

The Youth Symphony and All City Honor Band will perform today at Central Junior High School.

The event will take place at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1400 Mass. Admission is free.

The Youth Symphony features orchestra and band students in seventh through 10th grades.

The All City Honor Band has membership of freshmen from the four junior high schools. The respective directors of these bands are Johannah Cox, Central; Scott Robinson, South Junior High School; Deborah Woodall, Southwest Junior High School, and Lauren Gaugert, West Junior High School.

The orchestra is directed by Lynn Basow. She is assisted by Sondra Mosley and Pat Transue. The band will be directed by Randall Fillmore, of Free State, and Mike Jones, at Lawrence High School.