My eldest was selected to play with the Middle School Gifted and Talented Wind Ensemble for Howard County. Originally, they were scheduled to practice over several nights and weekends but Covid concerns consolidated the plan.
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The practice was condensed into one Friday night and six hours on Saturday before performing on Saturday night at 7 p.m.! The group did a great job.
The first piece was "Cajun Folk Songs" arranged by Frank Ticheli.
The second piece was "And The Grass Sings in the Meadows" by Travis Cross.
The third piece was "Selections from Dear Evan Hansen" by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, arranged by Michael Brown.
The final selection was "Danse Bohemian" by Randall Standridge. This was the ensemble's favorite of the night.
His Jazz Band (an after school group led by the teacher) performed "Fat Burger" at another concert. And he had another outfit.
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His middle school Wind Ensemble had a performance as well, including this first piece performed by him and four friends. It's an arrangement of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies."
The rest of the Wind Ensemble took the stage and performed their first piece, "Chasing Sunlight" by Cait Nishimura.
They played "Music from Pirates of the Caribbean" next.
"Tripwire" is a composition that made the players think of a spy film.
The final piece was "Queen Onstage," a compilation of Another One Bites The Dust, We Will Rock You, and We Are the Champions.
The concert was a lot of fun for all involved.
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