Did I mention ’tis the season for band and orchestra concerts?  Here’s another one!  Jake is trying out an instrument this school year (the clarinet) and he had his first concert this week.  The title of of the performance was “Our Christmas Wish.”  My Christmas wish is that I don’t forget to attend any of these events because it’s getting a bit hard to keep it all straight!  In fact, technically this is not his first concert, they did a tour of the Olathe elementary schools last week and performed.  Of course, I rushed up to Manchester Park to see it and mid concert, somehow my phone became possessed and started playing music and I couldn’t get it to shut off.  So I had to frantically climb over a bunch of kids and exit the gym to try to get the sound off.  Ugh…so embarrassing!  So, I gave up my front and center seat and traded it for a side view through a doorway and have no videos or pictures. I was too afraid to turn the phone back on and/or show my face back in that gym!

Here are a couple pictures of last night where the 5th graders from 4 elementary schools performed and the 6th graders from Prairie Trail.  It was a really great concert and I was very proud!  Playing an instrument sort of takes a back seat to Jake’s beloved sports, so I absolutely love seeing him in a different environment.  Way to go Jake!

Here are a couple of very short video clips: