End of the year concerts

 Band! Ballroom! More differenter band! Fencing at band!

Rebekah had her final jazz band concert of the year on Thursday, May 5 in the Little Theater at Bonneville. 

Soloing from this angle.

And soloing from this angle. This is probably my favorite shot of Rebekah from her concerts this year. The Little Theater has more ambience than the gym.

Then on Saturday, May 7, Rebekah competed in state solo and ensemble at Madison High School in Rexburg. First she performed her solo in the library.

 

Playing her solo with the judges in the foreground.

Getting feedback from one judge.

Grandma Susan and Grandma Hendricks watching/listening.

Winnie reading on her Kindle while Grandpa Scott, Grandma Scott, Miriam, Ana, Grandma Susan and Grandma Hendricks listen.

Then she performed with a brass quartet in a classroom. Matthew Sorenson (who, we found out, is the son of someone Grandma Susan used to babysit in Rexburg back in the day. Grandma Hendricks and Matt's grandma had a lovely chat while waiting for their progeny to perform), Alex Randall, Rebekah and Caiden Anderson.

Then we booked it home so Rebekah could go on a day date (escape room) and then get ready for prom.

Seth trying out his tactical laser on Rebekah's sequined dress. It was very reflective.

Rebekah pinning a boutonniere on her date, Ashton Murdock.

Couple picture taken at Jacob Brigg's house. The group ate dinner there, then went to the dance at The Waterfront at Snake River Landing.

Miriam had her band concert on Thursday, May 12 in the newly remodeled Rocky Mountain Middle School auditorium.

Seth and Miriam hold up their sticks during the concert. After playing a few numbers, Mrs. Bull invited the students to retrieve one guest from the audience so they could come up and get a quick tutorial on their student's instrument and play "Hot Cross Buns." Seth felt like he lucked out getting to play it on the marimba.

Miriam playing percussion during their last number, a tune from Pirates of the Caribbean. 

On Monday, May 16, Ana had her final ballroom concert of the year. 

JV Cabaret "Superman," which Ana was an alternate for. She got to dance in it that night.

"Sax."

"Dance with Me Tonight."

"Betty Boop." This was a new number that we hadn't seen before. A kid on the silver team choreographed it. Poor Ana didn't have a partner because the kid she was paired with didn't ever show up to class.

Ana received "most improved" female on her team. She got a T-shirt and some recognition for all her hard work this year.

Green team's lindy. This is a fun, cute number.

"Bugle Boy," another new one that included all three teams.

And then Ana and a few other ballroom volunteers performed "Jai Ho" during the Idaho Falls' choir concert at the Colonial Theater on Wednesday, May 18.

The girls got to do fun hair and makeup.

You can watch the dance here.

Rebekah performed with the pit orchestra during Bonneville's spring musical, "Anastasia." We went on closing night: Saturday, May 21.

A blurry photo of Rebekah standing on her chair so she could see out of the pit before the musical started and the crab puppet Alex was manning in the corner of the pit.

Rebekah emerging from the pit during intermission to visit with Miriam, Grandma Susan and Ana.

Playing music in the pit after the bows.

Ana and the ballroom teams performed numbers at several elementary schools, including Fairview. I sneaked in after watching Winnie launch her rocket (post to follow) on Monday, May 23 to see the ballroom team teach the 1st-3rd graders how to dance to "Cotton Eye Joe."

"To the right."

And Rebekah had her final symphonic band concert of the year (combined with orchestra for a few numbers) in the Bonneville gym on Wednesday, May 25.

Rebekah laughing during their number with a guest performer, the head of the tuba department at BYU-Idaho. They played "Party Potatoes," which was written for this professor, and includes the longest tuba solo you've ever heard.

Rebekah shaking hands with her band director, Mr. Bull. Rebekah received the "Outstanding Service" award for the year.

Rebekah playing clarinet during the combined symphonic band/orchestra numbers. 

Rebekah and her friend Kiera Bake were the surprise during the final number of the Rocky Mountain Middle School Band concert on Thursday, May 26. While the band played "Pirates of the Caribbean" (a number that every band played this spring), Rebekah and Kiera performed a choreographed fencing duel.

Rebekah posing in her pirate costume with a fire truck in the background. This was the second time in a week that fire trucks had been to the property north of us to take care of a fire. 

Kiera and Rebekah fencing during the number.

You can watch their entire duel here.