Our Wind Ensemble retreat later this month on January 28th is a non-school day. The entire ensemble is expected to attend, as we are paying a clinician to come work with us for an extended period of time. We will also have section coaches coming for the first hour. Our clinician is a retired band director from Pacific Lutheran University – Ed Powell. He is a fabulous musician and educator, and I am excited to have him share his expertise and passion with all of us.