On January 26, 2012, the Mountain Lakes High School Combined Band played the world premiere of Kevin Mixon's Japanese Pictures at a special school wide assembly. The composer joined us to conduct the performance. The piece was composed to honor and benefit victims of the 2011 Japanese Tsunami. With the help of the Asian Culture Society, we held a bake sale to raise funds for the charity, Music For Relief; all proceeds will go directly to help those affected by this terrible disaster. We also collected a free will donation at both the band's Winter Concert and from students during lunch periods. If you would like to make a contribution to this cause, please contact Meredith Boyan at 973-334-4595.