Enid’s musical interlude: Annual Tri-State to get under way

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The annual Tri-State Music Festival begins April 28. Scenes from 2009 include the Garber High School drum line performing during the Tri-State parade, which is May 1 downtown this year. (Staff File Photo by BILLY HEFTON)
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The annual Tri-State Music Festival begins April 28. Scenes from 2009 include a competitor playing during the festival. (Staff File Photo by BILLY HEFTON)
The annual Tri-State Music Festival begins April 28. Scenes from 2009 include Jill Moore from Fargo playing the flute during competition. (Staff File Photo by BILLY HEFTON)
Tyler Wolfe (left) and Grant McClendon from Summit Middle School in Edmond play cellos during a 2009 Tri-State competition. (Staff Photo by BILLY HEFTON)
The annual Tri-State Music Festival begins April 28. Scenes from 2009 include Taylor McClung from Life Christian Academy playing the guitar during Tri-State competition. (Staff File Photo by BILLY HEFTON)
The annual Tri-State Music Festival begins April 28. Scenes from 2009 include an array of colorful band uniforms making up the honor band as students play during the Tri-State Grand Concert. (Staff File Photo by BILLY HEFTON)

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April 17, 2010

Sounds of the festival to ring out across Enid

By Bridget Nash Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle The Enid News and Eagle Sat Apr 17, 2010, 10:33 PM CDT

ENID — Enid’s Tri-State Music Festival happens annually for a few days at end of April, but the planning period is year-round.

This year’s Tri-State will feature something different.

“We’ve got some new stuff this year,” said Debbie Lambert, Tri-State director, adding participants and patrons still will see longstanding, traditional events when the festival opens April 28.

“Thursday evening will be drum night, featuring David Anderson from California and a marimba band — they’re from Ada.”

Ragtime Marimba Band will visit Enid from East Central University in Ada.

“They play music from the 1920s,” Lambert said.

Drum night starts at 7 April 29 in Montgomery Hall, on the Northern Oklahoma College Enid campus. Admission will be $5.

Jazz Night, free to the public, will be 7 p.m. April 30 in Mabee Center at NOC Enid. Those attending will hear performances by the University of Central Oklahoma lab jazz band and Tri-State honor show choir and jazz band.

The annual Tri-State dance also is April 30, set for 8:30 p.m. in Montgomery Hall. It is for Tri-State participants only, and admission is free.

Another new event is the first Tri-State car show, set May 1, the same day as the annual parade.

Enid Farmers Market officials have said they plan to relocate their events for its season debut downtown to coincide with Tri-State activities, and a carnival will be set up, as well.

“If people come downtown, they can go to the car show, they can go to the carnival and they can go to the parade,” said Lambert.

The car show will be 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. east of Convention Hall in downtown Enid. Registration for car show participants is $15 per entry. Prizes will be awarded to winners.

Ronnie Kaye from Oklahoma City radio station KOMA will be deejay at the car show and will announce the Tri-State parade, which begins at 10:30.

Other May 1 events include “Music on the Square,” with performances by school bands throughout the day, and the Grand Concert at 3 p.m. at Chisholm Trail Expo Center.

Admission to the Grand Concert is $3. Tri-State honor band, choir and honor orchestra will be featured, with a special performance by an Enid musician.

“Kyle Dillingham is going to be a feature soloist,” Lambert said.

Officials in the Tri-State office, now located in the Gantz Center at NOC Enid, are putting the finishing touches on the final plans for Tri-State 2010.

“All of our judges are ready,” said Lambert. “All of our sites are ready.”

However, judges and places to perform are not all that are needed to put on a music festival.

“We could use some volunteers,” said Lambert. “We’re going to have Tri-State officials at each site this year.”

Lambert also said it is important the community take time and visit the Tri-State carnival.

“When people support the carnival, they are supporting Tri-State. We get money from that,” Lambert said.

A Tri-State marching competition was held last fall and is considered part of the festival. Points earned from the marching competition go toward participating schools’ total Tri-State scores.

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