A year without school music ensembles means a long road to rebuilding
The West Salem High School band performs at the OSAA 6A State Band Championships in May 2019 with director Todd Zimbelman conducting (Courtesy/West Salem High School)
Ten minutes in, West Salem High School’s ninth grade band class appeared strangely silent.
A dozen students had trombones, clarinets, flutes and tubas raised to their mouths, but each was playing alone in their bedroom or next to a desk, with microphones off.
Teacher Todd Zimbelman waited as students…
