"Concert season"

We joke in our family about having "seasons" of different things. In the fall, there are a large number of birthdays in our family and my husband's family, so we call it "birthday season." Since we have had a group of concerts lately between our four kids, we've been calling it, "Concert Season." 

My son had a "jazz jam" concert with his high school band, and other jazz bands in nearby schools. If you look VERY carefully, he's the tall drummer in the back.

My daughter sang at her boyfriend's oboe recital. It was lovely!

Our daughter sang in an opera of "Little Red Riding Hood." We liked the rhyming lyrics and the fun story line.

Our audience at the opera... what a great crew!

Our family after the opera performance...

One of our daughter's final vocal perfomances... she finally was able to direct a choir piece! Also, a violin

professor that was injured played again. We loved it!

This was a very cool outdoor performance, called "Prism." It included all of the music department, the choir, violinists, soloists, small ensembles, large groups, choirs, bands, the smaller marching band, orchestra, etc., They all did a great job performing and we got to sit in the middle! At the end, they did a big finale all together~ WOW!!

Below is the choir singing in the finale...

The very next evening, our son had a jazz band concert, and then our daughter had a jazz ensemble concert that she sang in... both very fun to listen to!

Our daughter Mallory had an 8th grade band concert too!

Our oldest daughter had her college senior recital and it was so wonderful. I laughed, I cried, I relaxed and I was very impressed how far she has come in her singing abilities. She sang several songs in foreign languages, had to prepare weeks ahead of time, she had to prepare the program, advertise, encourage people to buy (free) tickets, etc., Her pianist was excellent, her boyfriend played oboe with her again, and her dear friend sang a fun piece with her from "City of Angels."

It was a godly performance, and the highlights for me were the last two songs. One was "I shall not want," by Audrey Assad, which I was not familiar with. The next one was "Legacy" by Nicole Nordeman. She did a beautiful job singing each song. I was so happy and excited for her that it went well.

I am so glad that we are able to be there to listen and celebrate each of these wonderful kids and their performances. I know that they have worked hard to learn the music and performing is so good for them. We are looking forward to a few more concerts in May, including our youngest daughter's 6th grade band concert. So glad we can applaud each one. We are thankful for their teachers and professors who have guided and worked with them.

1 Chronicles 6:31
The Temple Musicians: These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there.

Ezra 7:7
Some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers and temple servants, also came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.

Nehemiah 11:23
The musicians were under the king’s orders, which regulated their daily activity.