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Nic Villamor, a CHS junior and member of a jazz four combo, plays on stage at the Arctic Blast. It was his first solo of the concert. “It was very exciting, and I was also a little scared,” Villamore said. “I think it’s good pressure.”
January 6, 2025
Nic Villamor, a CHS junior and member of a jazz four combo, plays on stage at the Arctic Blast. It was his first solo of the concert. “It was very exciting, and I was also a little scared,” Villamore said. “I think it’s good pressure.”
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