B-OPS Bands, Choirs in grades 5-12 perform in Wednesday evening concert.
Butterfield-Odin Public High School (B-OPS) Bands and Choirs in grades 5-12 took center stage in the large gym on Wednesday evening, January 28, to perform their postponed holiday concert.
Groups sharing music included the 5th- and 6th-Grades Combined Bands, Senior High Choir, Junior High Band, Awk-apella-wards Vocal Group, Junior High Choir, 5th- and 6th-Grades Combined Choirs, 5th-through-Senior High Massed Choir and Senior High Band.
Director of Bands is David J. Stordalen, and Director of Choirs is Sarah L. Cartwright.
SAXOPHONES FROM THE Elementary (Grades 5 and 6) Band. From left, fifth-graders Mackenzie Christensen and Jaelyn Haler, and sixth-grader Mason Lenning.
SIXTH GRADER SABRINA Hanson on trumpet for the Elementary (Grades 5 and 6) Band’s selection, “Up On A Housetop.” The group’s second number was “Jingle Bells.”
A TRADITIONAL SPANISH carol, “E la Don Don,” as performed by the Senior High Choir, led by Director Cartwright. Front, from left, Tristin Schumacher and Lukas Pierson. Middle, from left, Alicia San Miguel and Jennifer Oviedo. Back, from left, Haley Kaehler, Michelle Perez and Joanna Ariaas Zuniga.
ADDING DEEP BASS to the Senior High Choir are sophomore Tyler Miller, left and junior Derek Meyer, right.
THE LOW BRASS baritone sounds from Cody Kaehler were featured in a solo in the Junior High Band’s number, “In the Bleak Midwinter.”
ADDITIONAL BRASS SOUNDS featured in the selection came from trumpeters, eighth-grader Aaron Rodriguez, left, and seventh-grader Tyler Wallert, right.
FLUTIST MADYSON HEFFELE of the Junior High Choir.
VOCAL DIRECTOR CARTWRIGHT, second from left, joined with members of the vocal group, Awk-apella-wards, as they appropriately harmonized on the number, “Harmony.” Front, from left, Julie Saunders, Cartwright, Mackenzie Blickem, Jordyn Connell and Alicia San Miguel. Back, LaMar Sengsouvanh, left, and Wong Lee, right.
“RIU RIU CHIU” is the song the Junior High Choir sang. Clapping along with the lyrics are, from left, Kassandra Hagan, Susan Fast, Vanessa Rodriguez, Kaliana Xayaphonesongkham and Austin Bolte.
FIVE OF THE young men of the Junior High Choir. Front, Ethan Sykes, left, and Seth Pierson, right. Back, from left, Juan Morales, Noah Wolle and Leonardo Sanchez-Ambrocio.
THE FIFTH- AND Sixth-Grade Choir’s selection is “Feliz Navidad” – complete with a “Mariachi Band.”
FIFTH-GRADERS CHRISTIAN, Phengduangdeth, left, and Justin Xaysongkham, right, emphasize their wish for everyone to have a Merry Christmas – from the bottom of their heart.
GRADES 5 THROUGH 12 combined for a Massed Choir on the number, “Let It Go,” from the Disney movie, “Frozen.” The selection featured soloist Chelsea Sykes, front by microphone.
ALSO PERFORMING FOR ‘Let It Go” was the dance quartet of, from left, Kylie Fisch, Elisabeth Pankratz, Kaliana Xayaphonesongkham and Madyson Heffele.
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER’S “FRESH Aire Christmas” by the Senior High Band. On electric bass guitar is Arely Anaya, left, and on drum set, Brianna Ringen, right.
JUST LOOKING OVER their music stands are Senior High Band members, Drew Busswitz on saxophone, front, and at back, Dylan Hovdet on tuba, left, and Lukas Pierson on baritone, right.
ACCENTING “FRESH AIRE” Christmas with xylophone sound is percussionist Michelle Perez.
JACKLIN OVIEDO ADDS the mellow reed music of the clarinet to the number.
