Congratulations!! We had a wonderful winter piano recital last Sunday, December 11th!
The 1st set started at 1:00 pm. All the students rang the handbells to play "Jingle Bells" & "Deck the Halls", and started the performance! All the students played their favorite winter pieces joyfully!
First performer was Andrew. He played "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Carol of the Bells". He played musically & beautifully!
The second performer was Teagan. She first played her solo piece "Sleigh Bells", then her family played "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" with her sister, Kinslea and her dad Eric! It was their first time!
Next performer was Nuala. She just started piano lessons a few weeks ago but she wanted to join! She played "Jingle Bells" and "The First Noel" beautifully! Her mom & dad, and grandma & grandpa were watching her first piano recital! Congratulations!
Next performer was Audrey. She played three pieces; "Jingle Bells", "Away in a Manger", and "The Little Drummer Boy". Congratulations!
Next student was Emilia. She played "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells". This time she played "Jingle Bells" with two different keys. Wonderful job, Emme!
Next performer was Charles. He played "Carol of the Bells", "Camp-Fire March", and "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy from Nutcracker". He really wanted to play these songs so he has been practicing very hard with a metronome. Congratulations, Charley!
Next performer was Steven. He played "Jingle Bells", "Deck the Halls", and "Star Wars". This was the successful performance for him. He has been practicing hard. Very confident and very musical! Congratulations, Steven!
Next performer was Liv. She played "Puff the Magic Dragon", "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays". She enjoyed playing her favorite piece especially the second one! Beautiful performance! Congratulations, Liv!
Next performer was Ellie. She played "O Come, All Ye Faithful" for solo, and "Jingle Bells" with her best friend Liv. Liv was starting playing the bell part on the top, then Ellie started playing the intro melody in the middle, and Ms. Reiko played the Bass part. They practiced together and had many rehearsals and they made it!! Congratulations!!
Next performer was Markus. He played two pieces for duet "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Sweeter the Bells Never Sound" with his dad, Stefan. And for his solo piece, he played "O Christmas Tree". Their duet was so beautiful and Markus played with nice & gentle touch with dynamics for all the pieces. Congratulations, Markus!
Next performer was Jocelyn. She played "Jingle Bells", "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy from the Nutcracker". She always practices every day. Wonderful performance! Really enjoyed her playing! Congratulations, Jocelyn!
The last performer was Kinslea. She performed "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Russian Dance from the Nutcracker". Challenging piece for her but she practiced so hard. Great job, Kinslea! Congratulations!
After all the students performed, Ms. Reiko played "Carol of the Bells" as a teacher's performance.
Everybody received the medals & certificates and a little holiday gift from Ms. Reiko! ;)
Congratulations!! Happy Holidays!!
