 In 1966, a fire in the auditorium caused it to undergo remodeling.The music program was started in 1960 by Ernie Geranda, who continued to supervise it until 1980.Between 1967 and 1972, Forster's 90-member band (nicknamed The Red Coats) went to Montreal for Expo '67, Osaka, Japan, for Expo '70, and Windsor, England to perform in the Windsor Royal Music Festival for Queen Elizabeth II.