Leo started with the school band at the beginning of the school year and opted to play saxophone, even though this is a completely new instrument for him. Since the school is brand new, they sometimes make plans for events that don't actually happen because the facility isn't ready or they don't have the manpower to pull it off. But last night, they successfully held their first Winter Concert. The performing arts center at school is impressive, even though it's not finished. It was close enough to done to host us last night.
The school is small since it's just 9th graders currently. So that means the band is small too, just 16 kids.
The small band lead to a small crowd so I had the perfect seat to watch Leo perform. I love an unobstructed view!
Here they are playing "Holiday Sampler". Leo is one of two saxophone players. The other sax kid, Treyvon, has been playing for a while. It made me extra proud that Leo held his own next to him.
Star Wars is always going to be a crowd pleaser.
Leo gave a snarky introduction to the song Seven Nation Army. He isn't a fan of this song or the band that wrote it.
Louie Louie was my hands-down favorite because of how Leo moved and grooved while he played.
The teacher wanted some additional numbers to round out the program. Originally Leo was going to perform a duet with another kid that plays guitar. Unfortunately, they didn't get enough practice time to play that song, so the teacher asked Leo to perform a solo. He played part of Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. It was great to see him play guitar as well. He was one of only four soloist.
Here's my multi-instrument musical master! I was so proud. I smiled the whole time and he was clearly pleased and a little relieved when it was over. He said he really like performing in the theater because he couldn't really see the audience from the stage and that made him less nervous.
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