Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Spring talent show (with guitar solo)

Last time the school had a talent show, Leo performed after only rehearsing with the band for one week.  They had a little hiccup in the beginning of the song but overall did an outstanding job.  
When the school announced a second talent show, he had a chance to perform again, with the addition of another guitarist, Isaac.  They had more time to practice and chose a song that Isaac knew very well.  They lost their singer (off to a solo career, perhaps?), but that's okay because the lyrics to this particular song are not middle school friendly.  Another big difference this time around was that Tom and I got to watch him perform in-person.  The last show was during the Omicron wave and we weren't allowed on campus.  It was amazing to see him perform, and I may have even gotten a little teary-eyed, though I did my best not to embarrass him. 

We joined all the kids in the "grand room" where they hold assemblies and such. 

Leo's friends Vivian and Hadley were leaders of the fan club. 
His classmate Drew also held up a sign. 
There were a couple of skillful piano players, and some nervous singers, but the band was the big act. 
 Here's my video of the performance.  My camera work is shaky and there are a few people wandering through my shot, but you get the audience-view of the band.  From left to right is Leo on guitar, Johnny on bass, Isaac on guitar, and Rob (music club director and dad to Johnny) on drums. 

This is Tom's video.  He had a side angle but he also captured the intro by Rob, and some crowd reaction shots. 
Both videos are quite long, so if you just want to get to the "meat" of it, here's Leo's solo and the hard rocking end to the song. 





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