5/11/21

 First band concert in 18 months!!

Appropriately social distanced, with a variety of mask choices.  (The kids were allowed to lower their masks when playing their songs for the concert.  I cracked up at 3 boys who just scooted their masks over their noses!)  The band is much bigger than shown.  I just couldn't get more in my lens without moving to the top of the stands.  (Ken suggested this and we cracked up, knowing Anna would have died of embarrassment in a way only a middle-schooler can!)

A close up showing Anna and her best buddy Aliyah (2nd row on the left).  Unsurprisingly Anna has a ton of flute friends :0)  Good for next year when they bond as a "section" in marching band.  Matthew definitely demonstrated a feeling of trumpet-section adoration back in the day.  (They made instrument specific t-shirts for example.)

Here Anna is standing with the other folks who participated in solo-contest.  She received a 1+ (top) rating.  (In looking at her award, Joel asked "Is 1 PLUS even a thing?"  I said, "It is for Anna! (I guess the older kids are used to just a 1, 2, 3 rating system.))  As a flutist, I am very proud of her flute playing skills!