Brentwood participates in Music Monday

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On Monday, May 5 Music Monday celebrated its 10th Anniversary.

This year Brentwood school participated in a nationwide synchronized performance of I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) with Chris Hadfield and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Maestro Bramwell Tovey over a webcast that was broadcasted on the big screen in their gymnasium.

The Senior Choir sang ‘Firefly’ and ‘Humpty Dumpty’ for students and staff and some parents before presentations were made to all of Brentwood’s choir members. Each participant in any of the three choirs received a commemorative medal for participating in the music programs this year. The students showed their appreciation by also acknowledging their music volunteers, who received small gifts.

The Brentwood School Senior Choir was recommended to represent the Drumheller Music Festival at the Alberta Music Festival’s Provincial Choral Finals on Friday, May 9 at McDougall United Church in Edmonton, as a result of the Superior rating they received participating in the Drumheller and District Music Festival on Thursday, March 20. They will be competing with other Grade 4-6 choirs from across Alberta selected to represent their particular music festival. Each choir has to sing two songs and we will be singing ‘Firefly’ by Andy Beck and ‘Humpty Dumpty’ by Dave and Jean Perry. Their accompanist is long time community volunteer Kathie Zakresky.