Sophomore Maxine Pascasio sings a cover of a song in Tagalog “Kahit Ayaw Mo Na” while Surge Dulang connects with Maxine’s brother and East graduate Lyle Pascasio (´23) on FaceTime. Maxine was one of 7 who performed interludes.
Students from all four Glenbards performed either covers or original music at GBX Music Fest in Biester Auditorium on Friday, February 7th.
Several East students performed, including: seniors, Grace Boddy, Emilio Reyna, Fernando Amezcua, and Malachi Essex, Allie Piña, and Melissa Jimenez; juniors, Olive Turner, Avery Corral, Isaiah Cardona, Abigail Bruce, Karli May; and, sophomores, Maxine Pascasio and Dash Hart.
In order to perform, students submitted a video of their performance to be considered for an interlude and auditioned in person to be a headliner.
Junior Olive Turner, whose stage name is “Olive Corinne”, sings her original music while playing the mandolin, an instrument she taught herself to play. (Jacqueline Acevedo)
Junior, Olive Turner receives applause from the audience. This was Turner’s 2nd appearance at GBX. Last year she performed an interlude before moving into a headlining role this year. (Jacqueline Acevedo)
Emillio Reyna (Star) and Fernando Amezcua (MtnFern), both seniors, sing the original rap song “Slide.” Reyna, a headliner, invited his friend to join him for the duet. (Alex Ricardo)
The group Abandonware, with members Dash Hart, (Sophomore) and Therese Batano (Senior) from Glenbard East, performed an original rock song with Addie Feine (Junior) and Brandon Bierly (Sophomore) both from Glenbard West. (Alex Ricardo)
Addie Feine, Glenbard West, Junior, performs as lead singer in an original song written by Abandonware. (Alex Ricardo)
Myk Totty (Mykaden), a Senior, performs an original indie rock song with much applause from the audience. This is her fourth year taking part in GBX. (Alex Ricardo)
Karli May, Junior, performs an interlude song titled “Selfish” by Madison Beer. (Alex Ricardo)
