Gulf Shores High School band receives new percussion equipment from MWF

Gulf Shores High School marching band (Gulf Shores City Schools)

Just a couple of months after Morgan Wallen brought his Boots in the Sand music festival to Gulf Shores, the local school system has announced the artist’s foundation has donated new percussion equipment for the high school band.

Gulf Shores High School has been named a recipient of the Morgan Wallen Foundation Music Education Grant. The school will receive $38,920 worth of new percussion instruments.

The donation includes new:

  • Marimbas
  • Vibraphones
  • Xylophones

“(These are) critical additions that will elevate the program’s performance capabilities and support student growth… Gulf Shores High School is grateful for the Foundation’s investment in music education and the lasting impact it will have on students in the Gulf Shores City Schools community.”
– Gulf Shores City Schools on Facebook

The grant is part of the festival’s give back program and it will be administered through the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.