TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Topeka college is helping out band students in Joplin whose high school was destroyed in the May 22 tornado.
The Washburn University wind ensemble will give all the proceeds from a concert next week to help the Joplin High School band rebuild its sheet music collection.
The music department's losses from the tornado totaled $3.7 million, including sheet music, instruments, electronics, risers and flats. The loss of the sheet music library alone is estimated at $600,000 and $1 million.
Donations to the music department have come in from across the country, including $300,000 worth of musical instruments from entertainer Barry Manilow.
Washburn University says admission to the Nov. 30 concert is free but a $10 donation is requested. The event also will include a silent auction.