MLC High School Music Department’s Christmas concert shares Advent Reflections
The Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) High School Band and Choir, under the direction of the school’s k-12 music department director, Aaron Petersen, shared a Christmas program of Advent Reflections by lighting the candle of hope, peace, joy, love and Christ with vocal and instrumental music, punctuated by readings. This concert of the season was held in the school’s new music room on Thursday evening, December 4.
All photographs in the following photo gallery are courtesy of Janell Bargen.
* The MLC 7-12 Drama Class will present “The Gift of the Magi,” a timeless tale of love and generosity set in turn of the 20th century New England. Presentations will be held in the MLC music room on Friday evening, December 19 at 7 p.m. and Saturday afternoon, December 20, at 3 p.m. The school is located at 710 11th Street North. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for students and free for those pre-k and under. They are available for purchase at the MLC office. Light refreshments will follow the play.
THE MLC HIGH School Choir under the direction of Aaron Petersen, left. Front, from left, Paige Riihl, Katelyn Fast and Summer Janzen. Middle, from left, Emily Schroeder, Kylie Klassen, Denise Bakkar, Mikkala Pearson, Chloe Klassen, Melissa Lohrenz, Melanie Adrian, Abraham Stoesz, Timothy Sellers and Bryce Adrian. Back, from left, Caitlyn Smith, Danica Dick, Aaron Walzak, Josh Raabe, Caleb Bargen, Levi Stoesz, Dustin Klassen and Finn-Lukas Hoppe.
THE EYES OF these three choir members, all sopranos are focused on their director. From left, Paige Riihl, Katelyn Fast and Summer Janzen.
DIRECTOR PETERSEN IS front-and-center before his high school vocal group in this snapshot of a portion of the choir. Front, from left, Paige Riihl, Katelyn Fast and Summer Janzen. Middle, from left, Mikkala Pearson, Chloe Klassen, Melissa Lohrenz, Melanie Adrian, Abraham Stoesz and Timothy Sellers. Back, from left, Aaron Walzak, Josh Raabe, Caleb Bargen, Levi Stoesz and Dustin Klassen.
THESE JUNIOR HIGH gentlemen lend their tenor voices to the MLC High School Choir. From left, Abraham Stoesz, Timothy Sellers and Bryce Adrian.
“NOCTURNE IN G Minor” by Theodore Verhey was the title of senior Caitlyn Smith’s clarinet solo. Delores Flaming accompanied Caitlyn’s clarinet music on the piano.
SUMMER JANZEN WAS one of the MLC high school students who shared readings. Summer read from Luke 2:8-11. Also presenting readings were Elijah Stoesz and Isaiah 9:2-4 and Psalm 33:22; Kylie Klassen with John 3:16 & 17 and Danica Dick, with a poetry reading by Ann Weems.
FLUTISTS DANICA DICK, left and Melissa Lohrenz present “Ave Verum Corpus” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Their piano accompanist was Delores Flaming.
THE CHAPEL WORSHIP SINGERS share “Joy Unspeakable Joy” by Ed Cash, Matt Gilder and Chris Tomlin. From left, Danica Dick, alto and Chloe Klassen, Melissa Lohrenz and Melanie Adrian, sopranos.
CHLOE KLASSEN JOINS adds her soprano voice to the Chapel Worship Singers.
PERCUSSIONIST EMILY SCHROEDER of the MLC High School Band. Behind is Finn-Lukas Hoppe, also of percussion.
LITERALLY A BAND of brothers – Stoesz brothers in the MLC High School Band, that is. At left is Elijah Stoesz on trumpet and at right is Levi Stoesz on baritone.
