A high school choir christens a new grain bin with song
Before the first bushel went in, Agwrx Cooperative asked the Webster High School choir to sing inside an empty 1.3-million-bushel bin, including "Good Day Sunshine."
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Before a single bushel went into a new bin, Agwrx Cooperative turned it into a concert hall. On October 7 the Webster High School choir stood inside the empty 1.3-million-bushel bin and sang, KXLG reported. The set included "Good Day Sunshine," "The Stars with the Voyager," and "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Chief executive Kent Borstad invited the students so the first sound in the bin would be music, not machinery. The steel walls made a room that will not exist again once the grain is in. After the concert, the bin went to work storing the harvest.
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In Webster, South Dakota, a new grain bin can hold 1.3 million bushels. Before any grain went in, Agwrx Cooperative invited the Webster High School choir to sing inside the empty bin. On October 7 the students sang "Good Day Sunshine," "The Stars with the Voyager," and "The Star-Spangled Banner." The metal walls turned the bin into a one-time concert hall. After the songs, the bin went back to its real job.
- Why would a song sound different inside an empty metal bin?
- Why sing in the bin before the grain arrives, not after?
- What is one ordinary place in your town that could host a surprise concert?
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