Super Singers

Matthew and Anna both participated in the school choir this year.  This past week they had their end of year performance.    Here they are ready to head to the show.  Matthew is only 17 months older than Anna and about a head taller.  

There were about 75 kids in the choir: 60 girls, 15 boys, so the boys were in high demand.  And 7 of the 10 kids at Matthew's birthday are in the choir.  I don't know if that's part of how they became friends or if its just a coincidence.  In any case, Matthew got to stand right in the middle of a bunch of his friends so that probably made it funner.  Matthew is on the left (middle row) and Anna is on the right just in front of the choir director's arm (bottom row).  Her face is partially covered here.  I had trouble getting a clear shot of her.

They sang about 10 songs from different movies.  Some memorable ones were The Candy Man (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better (from Annie Get Your Gun) and Consider Yourself (from Oliver).  I did lots of plays/musicals when I was a kid and Oliver was my first real one - we did it in 4th grade.  I really wanted to be the Artful Dodger but the director wouldn't cast a girl in that roll, so I got to be a made up side kick of Artful Dodger named Jenny Bell.  But I got to do everything he did and sing all his songs and have half his lines, so it was ok.  And I got to speak with a heavy cockney accent, which was fun.  Anyway, Consider Yourself was one of our big songs, so it has a special place in my heart and it was fun to hear the choir sing it.    They also sang Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy which some of my friends and I did for a talent show in junior high dressed as the Andrews Sisters.  Brings back good memories.  But I digress.  Sorry, I'm always just reliving my glory days lately.  :)  The choir's rendition of Anything You Can Do was also very cute and funny.  That's a great song too!

So now choir is done for the year.  I'm glad the kids got a chance to try it.  

The school year is wrapping up and its almost summer again!  Hooray!