From the Yakima Herald-Republic Online News.

Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010

PHOTO -- Muchas marimbas

Yakima Herald-Republic

Photos by ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic

Students perfom a song during the Experience Marimba Music Festival at YVCC on Friday. Students from 10 schools in Educational Service District 105 performed songs on about 110 marimbas set up in Sherar Gym. The program is part of the district's ArtFusion project, which is funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant.

Second photo: Lorenzo Cervantes, a fourth-grader at Tieton Intermediate School, plays a bass marimba.
Students perfom a song during The Experience Marimba music festival at YVCC Friday, May 7, 2010. Students from 10 schools in the ESD 105 performed songs on about 110 marimbas set up in YVCC's Sherar Gym. The program is part of the district's ArtFusion project, which is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Students perfom a song during The Experience Marimba music festival at YVCC Friday, May 7, 2010. Students from 10 schools in the ESD 105 performed songs on about 110 marimbas set up in YVCC's Sherar Gym. The program is part of the district's ArtFusion project, which is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Lorenzo Cervantes, a fourth grader at Tieton Intermediate School, plays a bass marimba during The Experience Marimba music festival at YVCC Friday, May 7, 2010. Students from 10 schools in the ESD 105 performed songs on about 110 marimbas set up in YVCC's Sherar Gym. The program is part of the district's ArtFusion project, which is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Lorenzo Cervantes, a fourth grader at Tieton Intermediate School, plays a bass marimba during The Experience Marimba music festival at YVCC Friday, May 7, 2010. Students from 10 schools in the ESD 105 performed songs on about 110 marimbas set up in YVCC's Sherar Gym. The program is part of the district's ArtFusion project, which is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Marimba player Oscar Esqueda Velazquez performs at Smith Elementary School in Grandview, Wash. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
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Marimba player Oscar Esqueda Velazquez performs at Smith Elementary School in Grandview, Wash. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
The Experience Marimba music festival at YVCC Friday, May 7, 2010.
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The Experience Marimba music festival at YVCC Friday, May 7, 2010.
From left, Lauren Montague, 10, Shayna Hyatt, 11, Hannah Wolfe, 11, and Christina Selzler, 10, of Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary perform Friday with their schoolmates as well as children from seven other schools at the Experience Marimba music festival, which is part of Educational Service District 105's ArtFusion project.
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From left, Lauren Montague, 10, Shayna Hyatt, 11, Hannah Wolfe, 11, and Christina Selzler, 10, of Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary perform Friday with their schoolmates as well as children from seven other schools at the Experience Marimba music festival, which is part of Educational Service District 105's ArtFusion project.