Category Archives: Music

The Harlan Community High School Band, directed my Mr. Craig Crilly, has ended their year by playing at sunday’s graduation ceremony. Playing from one to one thirty in the afrernoon the band provided an half hours worth of entertainment during … Continue reading →

Last Sat. a great ( three bands of a hand-picked few) showed off their skills as they capped the Jazz season off. The first that played was the Harlan Jazz One. They played their contest set and, well, “made the … Continue reading →

This is an exclusive interview with Mason and Gabe regarding the 2006-2007 Jazz year for the trumpets.  It features footage of the trumpets and the interview.  It discusses their experiences and success.  This is not to be confused with the … Continue reading →

ReNee Reising and Ben Pitkin report on IJC, with an exclusive interview with Mr. Britt, the director on Harlan Jazz. Harlan recieved third place at competition. Watch the video for more info and some snippets of their performance. PS- It … Continue reading →

   The Harlan Community High School Jazz Band strikes again in Tuesday’s Jazz competition in Norfolk, Nebraska. After a long three hour trip form Harlan to Norfolk, both the Jazz one and two bands preformed at the North Eastern Community … Continue reading →

On Thursday, March 15, the Harlan Pep band played their final performance. Allison interviewed a pep band regular and it also shows many highlights from their most recent performance. Although many people don’t realize it, a Harlan sports game just wouldn’t have the … Continue reading →

This year the HCMS Jazz band did the unthinkable. They won every contest that they entered. There were 7 contests. They played four songs;  1)Groove Blues, 2)A Warm Fuzy, 3)Blue Flame, 4)Bye-Bye Blackbird. They were directed by Steve Britt. The solos for the … Continue reading →

Yesterday,( March 6) the Simpson Jazz band held a concert at our school. They played 5 tunes all of which were very good. The director said that they wern’t the most popular or well know part of Simpson collage. There … Continue reading →

Over the years, our high school choir has quietly filled its trophy cases while the spotlight shines on Harlan’s athletics. But in the video below, we reveal the not-so-secret-but-often-overlooked vocal department of HCHS. Mary and Chelsey (6th hour)

After Tuesday night’s concert, we had a chance to get an exclusive interview with Mr. Crilly along with some highlights of the concert. -Victoria & Allison (6th)

The High School Jazz 1 and 2 along with the Middle school Jazz band were schedualed to preform on Saturday afternoon in Woodward, Iowa. Due to weather conditions, however, Harlan was unable to attend, results have not yet been announced.