For the past two years Ilah has participated in the Joplin All City Singers. The All City Singers' Concert has been the place where I first start feeling the Christmas spirit. Thankfully, Henry made the cut this year so we were able to kick off the 2010 Christmas season correctly! The concert was beautiful and included two of my favorites from previous years, "Bethlehem Boy" and "Winter Fantasy" Henry is always very entertaining to watch plus there were about five of my 5th graders participating as well.
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| Henry is the second row from the top third from the right |
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| Mike, Taysom and Henry |
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| Henry and his buddy Michael |
We also got to attend Ilah's beginning band Christmas concert at North Middle School before rushing off to Taysom's "Touch of Class" concert over at the highschool. Ilah is really enjoying the flute thus far!
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| Ilah is the gorgeous one front and center! |
At Taysom's "Touch of Class" concert it was Senior night - meaning that any senior who participates in choir walks across the stage with their parents while their names are read. Then the senior receives a rose and has a photo taken. Luckily both Mike and I had a lot of former students out in the audience or in other choirs, and they cheered loudly as we walked across the stage with Taysom. This is Taysom's first year doing choir. Previously, she always participated in orchestra, but at the end of her junior year she decided to try out for show choir. She made the all girls group called "Touch of Class". When they first got their dresses Taysom was very concerned with how low cut they were. We were going to get her a flesh colored body suit to wear with it, but ran out of time so Taysom decided to wear a black cami instead. Slowly all of the girls stated wearing black camis undear their dresses. I just wish more of them had done so when they came to our elementary school to perform before Christmas break. Yikes! Before their last two competitions the director made it a costume requirement. Way to go Taysom for setting the modesty trend:)
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| Ole' (Tucker was too lazy to come with us!) |
I was able to go to her final competition about a month ago, and they were phenomenal! Even though I couldn't stay all day, I was able to watch several schools perform. Some of them went all out with several costume changes and a fog machine and extensive props. I felt like I was watching a performance from Glee. Touch of Class definitely had the best blending vocals and harmonies. Their mixed choir group called "Sound Dimension" also did a great job. At their final competition Touch of Class got second in their division and received "best vocals" out of ALL divisions (over 24 schools).
2 comments:
My grandchildren are amazing! My heart is so sad that I can't be at all their programs.
Thank you for sharing these special moments with us.
I still remember the struggle you/Jenn had in the beginning to learn the flute, but you soon learned and were VERY good! Piano too! And Mike's great voice! What a blessing those talents have proven to be through the years. Now your children have inherited those same talents and their lives are being blessed in much the same way. It's really exciting and wonderful to me!
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