Strings Recital

Yesterday was the PEL Strings Recital.  All the Strings students performed in groups except for Joseph because he was the only cellist.  Mommy didn’t realize that until the day before the concert.  Joseph said he was playing a solo.  Apparently there was only one other student who was taking cello, but he quit.  After the recital, the principal asked for more students to sign up to play the cello next term.  He said, “Joseph Barker needs friends!” 

Poor Joseph was so nervous.  He had to play in front of all the parents and the entire school came too!  He did really well and Mommy was very proud of him for performing.

Group guitar


Group Violins (there were 2 beginner groups and one intermediate group)


Joseph and his cello teacher




The Performance:

 

 

 

Post update:  Mommy was finally able to compress the performance video and upload it without the computer crashing.  So...Mommy and Daddy decided to let Joseph decide if he would like to continute with the cello after trying it out this term. Joseph said that he wanted to keep playing.  Joseph's cello teacher said that he is a quick learner and has made a lot of progress in a short amount of time.  Also, it looks as if the Principal's plea for more kids to play cello has paid off.  There is at least one other student that has signed up for cello next term. He is a good friend of Joseph's so that should be fun for both of them to be in the same class.