On Friday, March 20, band students from every school in Beaver county gathered at Rochester Area High School for the 2009 County Band Festival. Eleven students from Freedom High School attended the event, along with several musicians from the middle school. The musicians practiced for three hours on Thursday night, and then returned to Rochester early Saturday morning to continue the rehearsal. After an all day practice, students gathered in the cafeteria for a banquet. The middle school students took the stage at 7:30 to begin the concert. The high school students followed soon afterwards, performing the pieces that they had spent the day practicing.