Armstrong Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert

The ASO held it's Spring Concert at Christ Church Episcopal in downtown Savannah in order to utilize the churches Pipe Organ for it's final peice which was 

Symphony No. 3, Op 78 (Organ Symphony) - Camille Saint Saëns

This is Fanfare la Péri by Paul Dukas 

And this is Prélude et Mazurka from “Coppéllia” by Léo Delibes

Orchestra Large Group Performance Evaluation

March 9, 2016 Hannah performed with the SAA Orchestra in Statesboro Georgia at the local high school for the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) District 1 Band and Orchestra Large Group Performance Evaluation. 

Symphony No. 5 Mvt. 4 - D Shostakovich

Serenade Mvt. 2 "Waltz" - P.I. Tschaikowsky

 

Symphony No. 35 Mvt. 1 - W.A. Mozart

Ogeeche river paddle

Spent the day paddling down the Ogeechee river this past Sunday with Maryanna and Elizabeth.  The river is high so the current was moving at a fairly good clip.  We started at Dashers Landing off Hwy 80 and pulled out at Morgan's Bridge on Hwy 280. Thank you Connie for the shuttle to the put in.

 We started in a wide area that seems calm but the current is already pushing us downriver.

 I am in my 13 ft Ocean Kayak Trident 13 which was big enough in a couple of places to create an issue with some trees that were now a part of the river that are not normally.

 In June of 1959 this was the location of a devistating train crash.  They river was filled with around 175 people on a hot summer day when a train crashed killing 17 in the resulting explosion and fire.

 Railroad Trestle,l location of the Meldrum Disaster

 The river was beautiful quiet and surprisingly void of a lot of wildlife.

 Passing under Interstate 16

Junk 2 Funk

Hannah was a model in the SAA 8th Annual Junk 2 Funk Fashion show.

This is an annual fashion show with student designers, models, stage crew, sound, dance and everything else.  The students are given a theme and then design clothing out of recycled materials and other junk they can find.  I have included several links to promo videos, photo shoots and the link to the actual show.

Hannah had an absolute blast and the show was by fare the best I have seen.  Everyone did an incredible job.  It is amazing to see a school flourish with so little support from the local school board.

Maryanna, Hannah and Elizabeth

Hannah and her designer - Hannah Horton

Front Row with Lucky, Theresa and Kayla

WSAV report on the Junk 2 Funk 2016 Show

Savannah Morning News junk-2-funk-fashion-show-2016 By-corey-brooks

Bill Dawers review and photos-of-the-2016-junk-2-funk-fashion-show-at-savannah-arts-academy

Junk 2 Funk School Promo

Project Runway visits Junk 2 Funk with Merline Labissiere

Junk 2 Funk 2016 Actual Show

Patrick has started school

Patrick started Tech school last week and is enrolled in the Welding degree program.  He is already getting to cut and weld and is enjoying it.  I will try and get a picture up but as they get older they don't want their pictures taken for some reason. 

He has also recently gotten into skate boarding.  He has three kids, a trick board and long board and one that is kind of a mix between the two.  He wants me to come out and video so I may have some of that soon.

Savannah Arts Wind Ensemble Autumn Concert

The Savannah Arts Wind Ensemble had their Autumn Nights Concert this past Friday.  The Orchestra performed as well this past Tuesday, I haven't gotten the videos up for that one yet. Hannah had a busy week with rehearsals for the School Musical Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella and well as rehearsals for the concerts, the performances and then Armstrong Orchestra rehearsals as well.  Oh ya and she has several AP courses.  LOL she seems to thrive on challenge.  Enjoy the videos below.

2015 SAA Wind Ensemble Variations on a Korean Folk Song

2015 SAA Wind Ensemble Sea Songs

2015 SAA Wind Ensemble Perthshire Majesty

2015 SAA Wind Ensemble Black Granite