Last night, Wayne played in the north east middle school concert. It was held at North Country High School to a standing room only crowd.
Below, Wayne is to the left of your screen. There were students from all over northeastern Vermont. We even saw kids from the Greensboro/Hardwick area that we knew from piano lessons. Wayne did a great job. It had been a busy week for him: 1. History Fair - winning 2nd place overall in the 7th grade division and 1st place in the student choice award. He and his friends, Asom and Ben, compared rivals Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla. Wayne built a working Tesla coil as part of their display. I'd like to do a blog post on it, but he wouldn't let me take any pictures in front of his friends at the fair. It also was held at NCUHS. 2. Basketball tournament in St. J, and 3. this concert, taking a bus to NC on Fri morning and spending all day rehearsing with kids from all over and then the concert in the evening. He did a great job and looked very handsome.
(Sorry, shaky video. I blame a restless, wiggly Heather sitting next to me and the people in front of me moving their heads around.)
The conductor of this band was Chris Rivers, whom Wayne had met at the Opus 29 concert. He was the lead trumpet layer.
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Wayne is keeping us very busy these days.
Wow! Lots for Wayne to be proud of! The concert sounded so professional. How neat that his Opus trumpet man was his conductor in this concert. Did the conductor remember Wayne at all?
ReplyDeleteI got all teary eyed listening to that piece...they did such a good job. That is so neat that one of the performers for Wayne's opus piece turns out to be their conductor for the day. How cool. I wonder is it just lucky that Wayne was seated near the end of the trumpet line and was not hidden by music stands, or is that an indication that he was extra good? They even had to switch and use those mute pieces! I guess it has been a busy week!!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed seeing you play the trumpet.
ReplyDeleteUsually, I think placement towards the front means a good player. Isn't that what they call "1st chair", etc? This was fantastic, I loved it. So pleased, and proud, to call Wayne my nephew! Can't wait to show the girls.
ReplyDeleteWayne, I am alone in my apartment, and I have listened to this four times in a row. It's great!
ReplyDeleteEstelle says: "I loved it. Are there any oboes in it? It's hard to see. Good job Wayne."
ReplyDeleteLena says: "It was great. Is there any saxo?" [saxophone]
Julie says: "way on the far right, at one point, we see someone playing something and we wondered if it is an English horn or an oboe or just perhaps another clarinettist who is not sitting with the others?"
Hi Julie, Estelle, & Lena,
DeleteEstelle: I think there was one or two oboes in the band.
Lena: There was a lot of saxos.
Julie: I don't think there were any English horns, but their were French horns.