MLHS Junior/Senior High Bands/Choirs in holiday performance
The Mountain Lake Public High School (MLHS) Music Department presented the Junior High and Senior High Bands and Choirs in a holiday performance in the school auditorium on Monday evening, December 5.
The program was coordinated by Mountain Lake Public School’s Director of Choirs Andrea Brinkman and Director of Bands Kurt Jahnke.
The concert was the first of three Monday presentations by Mountain Lake Public School during this season. On Monday, December 12, the Mountain Lake Public Elementary School will hold its concert beginning at 6:45 p.m., in the school’s auditorium, and the Java ‘N’ Jazz production will be the following Monday, December 19, starting at 7 p.m.
Following is a photo gallery from the December 5 concert:
THE JUNIOR HIGH Choir, directed by Andrea Brinkman (at the piano), opened the Monday concert with the song, “Homeward Bound,” arranged by Jay Althouse.
PERFORMING A DUET inside that selection were, at front, Anika Fast, left and Olivia Klassen, right. Junior High Choir members on risers include, front, from left, Kaiya Sayavong, Madison Hartle and Mercedes Saengosoth and back, from left, Carly Osland, Sabrina Hanson and Jessica Anderson. At the piano is Director Andrea Brinkman.
THE CHOIR’S SECOND number, “Hava Nagilah,” is translated into English from its original Hebrew as, “Come, dance and sing! Come celebrate!” Young men of the Junior High Choir pictured include, front, from left, Sebastian Rehnelt, Jerdane Vongkaenchanh, Aiden Rehnelt, Kayne Chanthaviseth and Branden Hopper; at middle, from left, Sam Stade, Jose Garnica, Chad Suderman and at back, from left, Kade Wassman, Daniel Gardiner and Ian Penner.
THE JUNIOR HIGH Choir also shared “Silent Night” – in English, sign language and German. They were accompanied on guitar by choir member Hana Bergling, left front and on piano by Director Andrea Brinkman, right front. Choir members at back, include, from left, Micah Holmberg, Tanner Koetzle, Damon Khamvongsa, Tommer Vongkaenchanh, Sierra Perkins, Kaiya Sayavong, Madison Hartle and Mercedes Saengosoth.
KURT JAHNKE DIRECTED the Junior High Band.
KELLY WATKINS, LEFT and Kiana Peters, right, on clarinet in the band’s opening selection, “African Bell Carol,” arranged by Robert W. Smith.
THE BAND’S NEXT number was “All is Well,” arranged by Michael Brown. Band members pictured include, flutists at front, from left, Sierra Perkins, Olivia Klassen, Sabrina Hanson and Annika Fast. Behind, from left, Lesly Orea Morales on saxophone, and on flute, Hope Doll. In the following row are trombonists, from left, Hana Bergling (behind Director Kurt Jahnke), Annelise Regier, Kade Wassman, Ian Penner and Kaden Haberman. At back is Landon Boldt on timpani.
LANDON BOLDT ADDS xylophone tones to the band’s selection, “Silent Night and All that Jazz,” arranged by Mark Williams.
THE SENIOR HIGH Choir opened its portion of the concert with “Tumekuja Kuimba,” Kenyan for “We Have Come to Sing,” by Lynn Zettlemoyer. As choir members entered the stage down the aisles from the foyer, soloist Chloe Klassen, left, backed by percussionists, from left, Joel Salgado, Ethan Klassen, Jaden Hoek, Zach Spinks and Karen Soutthivong, introduced the number.
DIRECTOR ANDREA BRINKMAN leads Senior High Choir members in “Goin’ Home,” arranged by Paul Langford, accompanied on piano by Director of Bands Kurt Jahnke.
SOLOISTS JAREYA HARDER, front left, and Lily Kauffman, front right, backed by the Senior High Choir, performed the song, “Veni, Veni Emmanuel,” arranged by Michael John Trotta. The text of the number was in Latin and comes from “Oh come, oh come Emmanuel.” Choir members at back, include, from left, Luciano Estrada, Paton Buller, Zach Spinks, Brandon Louangsaphakdy, Dayton Hanson, Jazmin Odegard, Megan McCue, Kenna Gardiner, Marta Stoesz and Laura Rodriguez. At the piano is Director Andrea Brinkman.
THE SENIOR HIGH Women presented the number, “Gaudete!,” arranged by Michael Engelhardt. The small group of singers leading the way included, front left, from left, Karen Soutthivong, Liana Blomgren, Lily Kauffman and Jareya Harder. Senior High Women include, front, from left, Taylor Hudson, Ana Fentanez, Destiny Sybounheuan, Katherine Hofmann, Brook Sunderman, Jazmin Odegard, Megan McCue, Kenna Gardiner, Marta Stoesz and Laura Rodriguez and back, from left, Jorja Lepp, Morgan Pietsch, Jewel Soutthivong, Kayla Vonk, Brittany Garnica, Loreta Trujillo, Emma Stade, Margo Stoesz, Jenneel Rodney and Rebekah Klassen.
THE SENIOR HIGH Men – including above, from left, AJ Vongsy, Marcus Boyd, Selvin Deleon-Lopez and Kris Menken – had a good time sharing their selection, “Coffee (In A Cardboard Cup).”
THE TRUMPET SECTION of the Senior High band – including, pictured above, Brett Willaby, left and Michael Watkins, right – heralded from the aisles of the auditorium the band’s first number, “On This Day Earth Shall Ring,” by Gustav Holst, arranged by Robert W. Smith.
DIRECTOR OF BANDS Kurt Jahnke and the Senior High Band.
THE MELLOW SOUND of clarinets added emotion to the song, “A Christmas Hymn,” setting by Robert W. Smith. Clarinetists pictured include, from left, Karen Soutthivong, Jenneel Rodney and David Larson.
ALSO PERFORMING ON “A Christmas Hymn” were, front-to-back, Jae Faber on flute; on saxophone, Jose Baldon, left and Sam Hirsch, right; Neramith Phoumivong, left and Adam Karschnik, right, on trombone, and at back, tubas, Dima Hanson, left, and Isaac Grev, right.
A MAD RUSSIAN likes to celebrate Christmas too. Presenting “A Mad Russian’s Christmas,” arranged by Bob Phillip and George Megaw, were at front, from left, baritones Fletcher Hanson, Junior Louangsaphakdy (hidden) and Thomas Regier; Ryan Blomgren, Jareya Harder and Sam Grev on trombone and at back, from left, percussionists Hamlock Tanyavong, Zach Spinks on timpani and on xylophone, Ethan Klassen.
