After all his hard work, Reily auditioned and made it into the region choir. Yesterday was the concert and it was amazing! There were 242 seventh and eighth grade kids in the choirs from 23 middle schools. There was a seventh grade treble choir, a seveth/eighth grade tenor/bass choir and an eighth grade treble choir. The kids all arrived at the performing arts center and practiced for about five hours. Because they're all from different schools, it was the first time they had sung together and it was with a director they didn't know. Reily's director even rearranged some of their music. Each choir sang four songs and I loved them all. I had to keep reminding myself that they were middle school kids. The songs they sang and the way they sang them were way beyond their years. The boys choir was my favorite and not just because Reily was in it. They were the best. The songs they sang were so good and even though their choir was much smaller than the others, they projected the best. It was a wonderful experience for Reily and he learned so much. What a great day! Here are some photos and hopefully with Ron's help I can post some video soon.
The kids from Henry (Reily's school)
Reily and Mr. Wiley (his director at school)
Reily and Andie
Reily and Marvin
3 comments:
How fantastic for Reily! I love that I am able to see photos of him! Honestly - the kids are just too big since we haven't seen them in like 2 years! What a great experience for him!
It's Mini-Ron all over again! I remember dressing up and going to Ron's choir concerts.He was awesome too! The only difference is that Ron had curls at the end of his hair!
One of my favorite songs from the performance - April is My Mistress' Face
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