Thursday, April 21 was their orchestra concert at Cavett. I am amazed at how much better the group as a whole was from the December concert. Really, a huge improvement. The kids really enjoyed strings and will stick with it next year. We are going to get them in some more private lessons this summer, and I need to start calling around for teachers.
The next Saturday, they played in the district piano festival. They each got 2+ for a score from their judge. It wasn't as high as they were hoping, but still good - good enough to go to the state festival in October (if their theory test has a high enough score). We missed the state festival last year because of our Disney trip. The very next day, Sunday the 24th, was my piano recital for my students. I had the kids play in it, because Grandma and Grandpa Niebuhr weren't able to come to the recital the weekend before. So, they got to kill 2 birds with one stone by hearing all the grandkids play at the same time.
Fast forward to Thursday, May 5th and their final chorus concert. An adorable concert with the them "summer". They sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "Happy Wanderer" among others. Very fun! The spring music series is over, but not finished forever. The boys tried out for the Lincoln Boys Choir in April and made the first cut. They have a trial rehearsal next week, so see how they blend with the group. Hopefully they will get invited back for the fall. I will keep you updated.
Another big piece of news is that we leave for vacation next Saturday. We're heading to Alabama to Brian's aunt's beach house in Gulf Shores, then stopping in New Orleans for Memorial Day weekend. We're really looking forward to it, so I'll post pictures when we get back!
See below for videos of the recent recitals and concerts. Happy end of school everyone!
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