Our Primary Colours
In our infancy, all we could see is black, then white. Color came to us; awakening us to the infinite varieties of life. As we grew, our cultural connotation of color developed and expanded. Red means stop; Green means go. Red, White and Blue represents America and its ideals. Color is a powerful medium - it conveys note always a concise set of information, but also an emotion; a moment. So it is no small wonder that one must give pause when deciding which color or colors with which to represent their country, their city or their school. When Coon Rapids High School opened it's doors in 1964, its colors were, as they are now, red, sliver and black. We hope to tell what our school is about by showing you Our Primary Colours, both visually and with the color of our sound. We will be using three pieces of music: Red Tower, Metalla and The Darkness is Always Soft give to you Our Primary Colours.
The Coon Rapids Marching Cardinals is 82 members strong this year and excited about performing their 2004 production Our Primary Colours. The Marching Cardinals are part of the music program at Coon Rapids High School, which includes 4 Concert Bands, 4 Concert Choirs, 2 Concert Orchestras, 2 Jazz Bands, Numerous Small Ensembles in Band, Choir and Orchestra, Pep Band, Winter Color Guard and Winter Drumline. In all of these areas, CRHS has been recognized with numerous awards and certificates of honor. Many of the students have been in All-State Band, Choir and Orchestra and continue to pursue excellence in all of their school activities.
Their show consists of three pieces of Concert Band literature: The Red Tower by Johann de Meij, Metalla by Jon Van der Roost, and The Darkness is Always Soft by Ryan Fraley. Each piece depicts one of our school's main colors: Red, Silver and Black.
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