ONW Area Orchestra Festival

I think this might be the 2nd or 3rd year that Morgan has said she’s quitting Orchestra. Somehow she keeps plugging along and I, for one, am thrilled! I love these concerts! This year, Morgan has graduated from wearing the tuxedo shirt to the long black gown. When she first brought it home we were slightly mortified but we’ve decided it’s really not that bad. I mean she’s not going to be throwing it on to go on a date or anything, but certainly there are worse outfits! And she had to borrow a pair of shoes from Aunt Shauna that feel like you’re walking on a bed of nails…so there’s that…

Before the concert started, she was standing up talking and laughing and just being her social butterfly self and we wondered if she was actually ever going to sit down! You have to sit down to play the cello! She did eventually take her seat and we enjoyed 2 songs with the 8th and 9th graders combined and at the end the entire gym participated in the finale 5th-12th grade. It’s awesome! The standing ovation was well deserved!

No matter what the attire, this young lady always has a fan club!My nephew, Collin, used to play in this concert too but has since moved to a new school so we don’t get to enjoy them playing together anymore. Bummer. However, he still plays, so we will at least have someone to entertain us if she quits!