Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The Tucumcari Elementary School's Nyoka Marimba Band recently performed in Adele Ilfeld Auditorium at New Mexico Highlands University, its first public show in more than a year. Shown in the lobby of the auditorium after the performance are, from left, instructor Andrew Kesten, Jaelyn Smith, Mariela Montoya, Karina Banuelos, Valeria Ortega, Maleah Aldrerete (kneeling), Alexis Shankles, Jaelyn Stephenson, Gavin Wallace and Bryson Klinger.
The Nyoka Marimba Band at Tucumcari Elementary School recently held its first public performances in more than a year after being sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The band, directed by music teacher Andrew Kesten, gave a livestream performance fro...