The stark, metallic sounds of cornets rose like a wave inside the Franklin College rehearsal hall.
The notes hovered over the group, before the big, bossy tones of the tuba, euphonium and baritone kicked in. The flugelhorn and trombone added richness to the sound.
That was the sound of a new musical style taking hold in Johnson County.
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