By Heather Ruenz
The Holton-Elkhorn Band is almost ready to host its annual Christmas concert and again will do so at Elkhorn Area High School.
On Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m., the Holton-Elkhorn Band will take the stage in the James A. Wehner Auditorium at EAHS, which accommodates about 810 people. Prior to last year the annual concert was held at the Sprague, which the band outgrew due to limited seating.
“People want to hear the band and we hear every year about the limited number of tickets, so this was the best answer,” band director Fred Palmer said.
It appears meant to be that Palmer wound up in Elkhorn.
“I was a UW-Whitewater grad assistant and my wife, two sons and I were driving back from Illinois to Whitewater. We went through Elkhorn and I saw the water tower with the horn on it and thought, ‘Wow! I bet they have a great music program.’ Back at UW-Whitewater I searched the job marketplace and there it was… EAHS was looking for a band director so I applied and got hired,” he said…
The Christmas concert is offered free, but guests are asked to get tickets in advance at the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce, 203 E. Walworth St., Elkhorn.
To donate to the band, send checks to Holton-Elkhorn Band, c/o Fred Palmer, N6674 Club House Circle, Elkhorn, WI 53121.
Read the rest of the story in the Dec. 5 Independent.
