Spring concert in Standard
Manny Everett
Times Contributor
Everything was coming up roses when Standard School held its Elementary Spring Concert to a packed house on May 5.
The students put on a superb performance with their songs, which centred on nature, creation and new growth – fitting after the long, cold winter the area had this year.
Carol McKay and Barb Gregory, who volunteer their time to provide the school with a music program, organized the concert, selecting the songs and then teaching them to the various groups.
The evening started and ended with numbers sung by all the K-6 students as one choir. They began the evening en mass singing Sing-A-Ling-A-Ling and Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows.
The Kindergarten class had four numbers of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Little White Duck and Never Smile at a Crocodile. The littlest ones of the performance are always a great hit with the crowd, as some sing with the music and some sing to their own tunes.
Grade 2 student Marley Gregory and Grade 4 student Maren Everett sang The Rainbow Connection.
Next came the Grade 1&2 class singing Skip! Skip! Shoo, Fly, Shoo, Mockin’ Bird Hill and Thunder and Lightning.
A sister duet of Erin and Emily Bertsch (Grades 4 and 6) singing Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head, entertained the crowd. Both girls take music with Shelby Gregory and sing in the Music Festival in Drumheller.
The Grades 3&4 class sang The Ash Grove with the descant being sung prettily by three of the young girls in the class. They then sang When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along and How Beautiful is the Rain.
Catrin Thomas, a Grade 7 student who has been coming up the ranks with her music ability, lulled the crowd with the beautiful music of Where the Sea Meets the Sky.
A new addition to the performance this year was a show choir consisting of teachers, students beyond the elementary grades and members of the community who love to sing. Under the direction of Ed Yu (Jr. & Sr. High teacher) they performed Singin’ in the Rain, St. Louis Blues and Danny Boy. It was a nice change of pace from the regular performance and it was obvious that the group was having some fun and enjoyed what they were doing.
Grade 9 student Lyndsay Goebel sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Anyone who has been going to the concerts at Standard School can tell how very much her talent has grown and matured over the years.
The Grades 5&6 class sang Clouds, Everything’s Coming Up Roses and The Snow Begins To Fall.
The evening ended with the entire group singing a beautiful song with a gospel feel Take Off Your Shoes and the song made famous by Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World.
At the end of the evening tokens of appreciation were given to McKay and Gregory for all the devotion and care they have given in making the school’s music program such a success.