Liesel's Winter Choir Concert

It took a bit of convincing for Liesel to take choir in the first place. Brent and I both enjoyed taking choir throughout high school and were a little stunned she was so opposed. On the one hand her schedule was already packed. Liesel could only have two electives and Spanish firmly took up one of them which left little fun to have in her schedule. Choir would be opposite gym days which meant absolutely no study hall. Bear in mind she's also taking early morning seminary and she has obligations after school with church, dance and Girl Scouts- Liesel's schedule is pretty choked as it is. 

We told her just to try it. If she absolutely hated it, she could back out. She left our room with slumped shoulders and Brent I and discussed where we'd gone wrong. We both loved singing! Well turns out Liesel just needed some time in a choir room and the right director (BOY does she have that in spades!) and she just blossomed. She's signed up to go on the Spring Break Choir trip (to LA and San Diego this year) and she's eagerly anticipating being in the school musical. 

Mrs. Sherrer is fantastic. She's one of those teachers who has such a passion for their subject, you can't help but get excited too. The choir concerts are amazing and this one was no exception. For the first number the students all had a candle and they lined the aisles as they sang. It was so beautiful!

For class, students are separated into Treble Choir and Bass Choir and then for the concert, they combine in different ways. They even incorporate the middle school choir so those students get a sense of what it feels like to sing in a large group. 

Mrs. Sherrer is also very generous with solos and this was Liesel's first. They rehearsed beforehand and in her enthusiasm and excitement, Liesel had really given it her all so her voice cracked a little. She was disappointed but I think she did a fantastic job!

 

This song was just... everything! I can't get over the intricate hand movements- later Liesel taught them to her sisters. A bit of choreography was right up her alley, for sure.

The final number was the Hallelujah chorus from Handel's Messiah. Everyone was invited not just to  stand per tradition, but to sing if they knew the music. I would put the recording here but you can clearly hear my singing, which upon review was decidedly off-key. We basked in that music.