By Terina Papatu, Co Editor-In-Chief
• June 15, 2023
Who else loves bass? No, not the fish, the instrument! From the moment senior Nathaniel Ballard was born, his life was flooded with music from his father, grandfather and even his aunt. Throughout his...
Senior Gabriel Espitia was named the only drummer for the NAfME’s (National Association for Music Education) All-Northwest Jazz Choir, which performed at the All-Northwest Music Conference in February....
The Performing Arts Showcase took place on May 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the band room, featuring everything from sweaty hard rock covers of critically acclaimed songs from hit show Spongebob Squarepants by...
The phrase “Fight for the Performing Arts” on bright red posters has been in front of students the past week in an effort to gain support for Terrace's performing arts programs – band, choir, and...
In mid-May, the posters for Essentially Ellington arrived from New York, all shipped to the home of sophomore Jazz 1 trumpeter Eli Faris. Throughout the day, band members or their parents arrived as Faris...
After 300 miles on the road, senior jazz 2 pianist Lindee Cutler and I joined the rest of the band halfway through featured artist Sean Jones’ set, with drummer Chris Brown, bassist Dave Captein...
Terrace’s Jazz Ensemble 1 has once again been selected to participate in the 25th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York...
Senior Ethan Pyke is the lead trombone player in Jazz 1 and also a prominent student in the computer science pathway in STEM at MTHS. “I like to incorporate music and STEM together which is something...
On Thursday, November 10, the Mountlake Terrace Jazz bands hosted jazz musician Jiggs Whigham who traveled from Germany to play in one of the best jazz concerts held in this school’s theater. Full...
On the morning of October 29, Terrace was already full and buzzing with countless jazz students from around the district, toting their instruments and music for the 26th annual Jazz Symposium.
Several...
Family, friends, teachers and musicians packed into the Terraceum on Thursday night as bands from MTHS, Brier Terrace Middle School (BTMS) and sixth graders from various schools performed at the southeast...
Modeled after previous events in Seattle and other major cities, tomorrow's first ever "Ignite Terrace" is designed to allow students and staff the opportunity to talk about their passions and professional...
