Jazz Ensemble, acapella celebrate Music In Our Schools Month with atrium performances

Maddie Lane, I’Aria Blackmon, Ania Gwarda and Bella Green • Apr 21, 2025

For more than a decade, each week before spring break Community showcases its music offerings with lunchtime concerts.

Community’s student musicians brought live performances to the atrium ahead of spring break, as part of an annual lunchtime concert series celebrating Music In Our Schools Month, a music education awareness event now in its 40th year nationwide.

Jazz Ensemble, Voicemale and Key of She rotated performances during all three lunch periods on March 20, performing for crowds of students and staff as part of an effort to showcase the school’s music program.

The concerts, Music department head Mr. Ben Luginbuhl said, provides “great exposure” for ensembles that “people may not even know exist here.”

While the series helps raise awareness for Community’s music offerings, Luginbuhl said that isn’t his favorite part of the 15-plus-year tradition.

“I think the best part is just the atmosphere that it provides,” Luginbuhl said, during what can often be a hectic week leading into spring break.

Watch highlights from this year’s performances below:

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Maddie is a senior at Community; she is on the girls lacrosse team and is involved in the choir program. She is a senior staff reporter for the Inkspot. On the weekend, I enjoy spending time with friends. My all-time dream is to travel the world. My biggest pet peeves are stopping in the middle of hallways and rude people.

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