Music recital held at Nazareth in Standard

Times Contributor

 

Fourteen young people from East Wheatland participated in a music recital on Sunday at Nazareth Lutheran Church as an end of season performance from studying with music teacher Shelby Gregory throughout the year.

Piano solos were played by the following students: Bennett Everett (Joyful, Joyful We Adore You), Claire Webb (The Prayer), Chloe Gregory (King of the Land), Julia Newell (Fantasia), Maren Everett (Dinosaur Stomp), Anna Newell (Horse Sense), Nicole Ellis (Nocturne), Shelby Lane (To Fly Like an Eagle),  and Marley Gregory (March of the Goblins).

Vocal solos were sung by the following students: Shelby Lane (Let’s Get Together), Stephanie Zieman (April Showers), Erin Bertsch (The Climb), Catrin Thomas and Emily Bertsch performed a musical theatre piece to Abba’s Dancing Queen, Jayla Kenney (True Colors), Marley Gregory also performed a musical theatre piece of “Do Re Mi” from The Sound of Music, Emily Bertsch (Someone Like You), Claire Webb (Over the Rainbow), Chloe Gregory (I’ve Been Working on the Railroad), Maren Everett (Sing), Catrin Thomas (Songbird), Lyndsey Goebel, accompanied by Nick Gerritsen, on guitar performed Fields of Gold.

The final performance of the afternoon was a group number performed by all the vocal students singing Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue”. The students did a magnificent job and Gregory was pleased with all the hard work and dedication her students (and parents) have made this year. Gregory made a special mention and thank you to Morinne Gregory for accompanying the students on piano and classical guitar all year.

The students presented Shelby and Morinne with potted plants and a small thank you gift at the end of the performance. Tea and goodies followed in the church basement.