Burns band learns from the source

When the Burns Junior/Senior High School Band performs the song "Bullet Train" at their performance scheduled for December 8, it will take on extra special meaning because they recently had the opportunity to learn the composition from composer Darryl Johnson II himself. The experience was part of Johnson's "Meet The Composer" program currently traveling across the country.

"There's a certain number of things the teacher can share with students, but having a direct experience with the composer unlocks something within the students," said Johnson. "It opens their minds in a different way to som...