"A Joyful Song!" in Pictures

Here are the still pictures from the "A Joyful Song!" NCC performance at First UMC in Lebanon, TN:

At the conclusion of one of the songs, audience members might have heard a little 4 year old voice exclaim, "That was awesome!".  I have no idea who that could have been.  :)

The choristers make their way up to the stage.

A nice welcome from the pastor of First UMC in Lebanon.

Belle's placement on the stage wasn't ideal for a mom who was tasked with taking lots of pictures and videos for Mimi and Bucky (a.k.a. grandma and grandpa).

I told Moo that the pictures that we took of her would make her head appear as if it was on a platter because of where she was placed in respect to the piano.  I was right, yes?

I love this picture because it shows Moo and two of her closest choir friends, Caroline and Hannah, making music.  This is the good stuff.

"A Joyful Song!" Nashville Touring Choir Concert at First United Methodist Church, Lebanon, TN

The girls had their first concert of the spring season this past Sunday afternoon, where they rolled out their new music for the rest of the school year. This was a full concert that included a couple selections from the fall, but for the most part they were all brand new songs. I can't believe the hard work they have all put in to be able to perform at this level after having only a little over a month of rehearsal. My sister and her family were visiting, so they were able to see the concert--which made us all happy. Our dear friends the Andersons joined us too, as well as two lovely female Jacobers. :) Forgive the sometimes shaky video--it was almost impossible to get a good view of my youngest, causing some dizzying camerawork here and there!

Centennial Park with the Boybies, 2012

The Starry Night

Van Gogh was a genius with light and color, so all he really needed was a canvas and some paint:

We needed a little bit more help.  We used sturdy black cardstock, outlined the main lines and shapes in Starry Night in pencil, traced those lines in elmer's glue, let dry, and then applied the oil pastels.  The glue adds movement and texture to the pieces.

Not bad for our first attempt at recreating the work of one of our favorite post-impressionists. 

For step-by-step instructions, check out The Crafty Classroom.