There is just something wonderful about Christmas music. If songs are familiar, the words just dance about in your head like sugar plums. You may start to hum the words or eventually, they may just slip across the tongue and through your lips.
Last Saturday I drove JDaniel and my mom to Atlanta to attend my nephew Jason’s orchestra concert. He has been playing the cello for a year and a half. Jason is the kind of boy that takes everything seriously from playing the cello to entertaining his biggest fan and youngest cousin. I knew if the other children were anything like Jason the concert would be well done.
When we arrived in the auditorium for the performance, my sister and her husband found a seat up front to make recording the performance easier. My mom, my nephew, JDaniel and I sat in the middle of the middle row to be able to see the performance well and hopefully focus on it. They worked out well for everyone.
There were three sections of the performance. The first-year students went first. Then the second year performed. Finally, the teacher performed with both groups of children together. The person in charge of the production decided to take advantage of all the bells and whistles available in the auditorium to help the audience enjoy the music. There was a projection screen that displayed parts of Christmas specials that fit the music like Frosty the Snowman. JDaniel loved watching the images flash by. There were all kinds of lights that danced around the musicians. Sometimes they danced like a conductor’s baton over the head of the musicians and onto the ceiling. JDaniel’s eyes caught the movement of every light. At the end of the concert the smoke and snow machines add their special effects to the music.
JDaniel sat mesmerized through most of the performance which is saying a lot for a two and three-quarters-year-old. He hopped off and on my mom’s lap twice but, most of the time he sat in a chair by himself and took it all in. He loved music. I could hear him sing the songs that were familiar to him in a sweet quiet voice. Thankfully the people around us didn’t mind.
The appearance of snow at the end of the performance was his favorite part. Curious George has an episode that features a snow machine. JDaniel has been asking me to make it snow inside for a few weeks. Now someone else has made the dream come true.
Jason did a wonderful job. He was in the first chair in the second row. We were able to see him play and enjoy the performance. All of the children did a great job really.
It was a wonderful way to introduce JDaniel to attending a concert and support his favorite cousin.
I hope you have had the opportunity to hear merry musicians make music this holiday season.
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What a neat experience! I’m so glad he enjoyed it. I always hold my breath hoping the kids will sit through events!
What a wonderful experience for him! Glad you had a great experience with him (not always easy with a little one).
sadly, we missed hearing Christmas music played live this year….what a great experience 🙂 Sounds like fun!
How nice! There’s just something about live music. Maybe you have a little cellist in the making!
I always loved Christmas programs! We went to one last year and a guy played Amazing Grace on the steel drum. It was a very interesting performance.
I love watching the children in their Christmas programs. We just went to one of our granddaughters programs a week ago.
What a precious family holiday memory you’ve created for your son and your nephew.
It sounds like it was a very professionally conducted show! Glad JDaniel enjoyed it so much and that your nephew performed so well. It’s alwasy so nice to hear live music during the holidays.
Merry Christmas!
It sounds like it was a great concert! I’m so glad JDaniel enjoyed it and it kept him entertained. Music tends to keep my little ones mesmerized too.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy 2011!
Me, again! I just wanted to thank you for the nice comment on my Christmas Letter post! I’m glad I made y’all laugh. Laughing keeps you healthy, you know!
Have a Merry Christmas!
What a treat for JDaniel! I hope your Christmas is Merry! Anne
Wonderful! What a great experience and well done to Jason.
At Christmas, I love to hear a brass band playing the traditional carols. I know it happens in the States too, but to me it’s so quintessentailly English; northern English.
Hoping you have a great Christmas 🙂
How wonderful to get to hear your nephew play, and for JDaniel to get to come as well! Our church has a really lovely performance every year with some of the choirs in our area. We usually go, but this year we weren’t able to find a sitter for Georgia. I don’t know if she would have been as well-behaved as JDaniel was.
This is a wonderful memory for JDaniel. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday!
I’m so glad you were able to attend that concert! Yay for your son doing so well!!
My oldest son plays violin, and I have {secret} hopes that one of my other sons will want to learn the cello so they can play together. 🙂
Merry Christmas to you!
This sounds like a pretty amazing Christmas concert! Bells and whistles, indeed. They really did it up right.
Glad you all enjoyed it so much.
Merry Christmas!
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Was certainly a very nice experience for him !
Hope you well, season’s greetings!
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What a wonderful holiday time for you all! I, too, love the snow machine!
This sounds like you made an incredible Christmas memory for all of you!
I hope that 2011 is filled with many more perfect moments such as these…
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