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Music Teacher Erich Mietenkorte directs the Royal Middle School seventh-grade band in its first piece, “Defender of Time.”
December 11, 2023
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December 11, 2023 5:08 p.m.
Royal music students strike holiday note
ROYAL CITY — Holiday music both traditional and contemporary was in the air as the Royal Middle School and Royal High School bands and choir performed Wednesday evening in the Royal High School gym.