MLES spring music program featuring grade-level vocal selections, fifth/sixth-grade bands, infused auditorium with energy
The Mountain Lake Public Elementary School’s (MLES) music programs play an important role in sewing the seeds of the universal language of mankind – music – with young children and as they grow into middle-school age. The Mountain Lake Public School’s Music Department’s final concert of the year was the MLES Spring Music Program, held on Friday afternoon, May 23, in the school auditorium. It included grade-level selections from the kindergarten-through-sixth-grade classes – plus the fifth- and sixth-grade bands.
Directors for the program are Christine Johnson for grades kindergarten-through-five, Andrea Brinkman for grade six and Kurt Jahnke for the fifth- and sixth-grade bands.
Below are photographs from the springtime program:
AS LED BY their music teacher, Christine Johnson, left, the kindergarten students at MLES “Sing A Little Song,” by Teresa Jennings. They also shared a number specifically for kindergarten teacher, Shelly Condon, who is leaving MLES to teach at Jackson County Central. The title of that selection was, “Who Do We Appreciate?,” also by Teresa Jennings. Students pictured are, front, from left, Lily Youngwirth, Cameron Keosaykham, Daolana Sengmany and Damaris Aguirre. Middle, from left, Braxton Brown, Chloe Saelee, Samantha Rivera and Kelby Janzen. Back, from left, Alondra Valasquez, Aidan Olson and Julia Brinkman.
CHRISTY RENTERIA pumps up the volume when singing the farewell song for kindergarten teacher Shelly Condon.
DAOLANA SENGMANY PEEKS out of the corner of her eye at Shelly Condon, who was seated onstage, and, with her hand motions, let Mrs. Condon know that she is an “A-OK” teacher and person.
FIRST-GRADERS AAYLA Radtke, left, and Abby Sonnabend, right, sing out on the second of two songs the students presented, “All We’re Meant To Be,” by Steven Vogel.
EVAN KARSCHNIK, LEFT, along with Karla Hernandez, right, also played important vocal roles in the first-grade selections.
SETH MAJERUS KEEPS his eyes trained on his music teacher, Mrs. Johnson.
ONE OF THE songs the second-grade classes shared was about “Teamwork,” by John Riggio. Teaming up on the song were Cooper Wenner, left, and Brie Anacker, right.
CHASE RADTKE, ANOTHER second-grade student, also understands what it means to have “Teamwork.”
THE THIRD SONG sung by the second-grade students was about “Compromise,” by Teresa Jennings. Joining in on the selection with their fellow class members were Kaila Blom, left and Javon Rodney, right.
THE THIRD-GRADERS got into a bit of a Show Choir sing-and-dance mood on Teresa Jennings’ song,g “I’d Rather Be Happy.” Moving to the music were Peyton Banks, left, and Alana Morey, right.
ALSO GETTING INTO Show Choir gear was Johnna Gardiner.
THE FUTURE FOR both Junior High Show Choir and Senior High Show Choir looks bright. And add the talents of Treyton Duerksen, front and Devyn Rempel, back.
FIFTH-GRADE BAND clarinetists Kelly Watkins, left and Delainey Janzen, right, add woodwind sound to the “Hard Rock Blues,” by John Higgins.
SOME BRASS OF the fifth-grade band. From left, on trumpet, Carly Osland, along with trombonist Hana Bergling.
ETHAN NICKEL IS in full concentration mode as he focuses on his fifth-grade band trumpet sheet music score.
BAND DIRECTOR KURT Jahnke, left, gives his baton lead to the sixth-grade band. Front, on clarinet, Irene Lucio, left and Emilee Xayanourom, right. Back, trombonists Adam Karschnik, left and Lance Krueger, right.
SIXTH-GRADE BAND trumpet music from Brett Willaby, left and Jon Faber, right.
SWEET SAXOPHONE SOUNDS from the sixth-grade band. From left, Anna Kirk (partially hidden), Saige Wall, Sophie Carrison and Margo Stoesz.
THE FOURTH-GRADE music class spent a considerable amount of time learning to play the recorder. During the spring program, they teamed up with the sixth-grade band as their back-up on “Renaissance Rock,” by Bruce Pearson. From left, Madison Hartle, Isabella Louangthilath, Jordan Wright, Sierra Perkins and Cyenna Voshage-Hampel.
FROM THERE, THE fourth-grade recorder band moved on to their own number, “Take the A, B, C or G Train,” by Paul Jennings. From left, Olivia Klassen, Shailin Ohrtman and Kade Wassman.
FOURTH-GRADERS ALSO shared a couple of vocal numbers, “Mixed Meter,” by Teresa Jennings and “Spring Thing,” by John Riggio. Harmonizing on “Mixed Meter” w ere, from left, Cole Kleven, Jasmine Davidson and Alexis Dunn.
FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS presented three vocal numbers, including “We Will Care,” by Teresa Jennings. Joining their class members on the song were, front, Preston Karschnik, left and Wendy Tema, right. At back is Annelise Regier.
FIFTH-GRADERS WERE intent on proving the point in the song, “To Make You Proud,” by Teresa Jennings, which featured soloists Anika Klassen and Ernesto Garcia De La Cruz. Pictured are Jaden Boldt, front and back, Anika Fast, left and Mace Herrig, right.
JUAN LUCIO, LEFT and Eryn Friesen, right, raise their voices in the fifth-grade’s version of “To Make You Proud.”
SHOWING THEIR VOCAL “True Colors” were these sixth-grade boys, front, Spencer Khamvongsa, left and Jon Faber, right and back, Addam Rust, left and Kyle Haberman, right. Soloists on the song were Sam Paulson, Destiny Phetsomphou and Saige Wall.
SIXTH-GRADE STUDENT Joel Salgado focuses in on the directions of the director.
SINGING “Bonse Aba,” by Victor C. Johnson, was this pair of sixth-grade girls, Loreta Trujillo, left and Bileigh Anacker, right, as well as the rest of their class.
