Mankato East to host 79th Big 9 Music Festival

Preparations are under way for the 79th annual Big 9 Music Festival.  Mankato East High School will serve as the host for this event being held on Friday, May 6, 2011.  Band and orchestra performances will be held at the school, while choirs will perform at Chirst the King Lutheran Church.  The day will culminate with the Grand Festival Concert. This concert will feature performances by the Big 9 Select Orchestra, under the direction of Kenneth Freed; the Big 9 Select Choir, directed by Eugene Rogers; and the Big 9 Select Band, under the direction of Douglas Nimmo.  As the festival nears more information will be found on the Mankato East High School webpage:  http://www.isd77.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school307