Padding into the cavernous band room, they sit down and begin tinkering with their instruments.
A tiny, grandmotherly musician with a crinkled grin stands alongside a drum that is taller than she. A single tap releases an ominous boom.
Tuning up is a casual affair on Tuesday nights. In ones and twos, musicians glide into the silent, semi-darkened main hallway of Annapolis High.
Members of the 50-member Bay Winds Band - the Anne Arundel Community Band conducted by longtime Annapolis...
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