MLHS Music Department presents Junior High/Senior High Concert
The Mountain Lake Public High School (MLHS) Music Department presented a Junior High and Senior High concert Monday evening, March 21, in the school auditorium. The concert took place during “Music In Our Schools Month,” and placed an exclamation point to this year’s theme, “Music Inspires.”
Performing groups were the Junior High Band and Senior High Band, under the baton of the Director of Bands Kurt Jahnke, as well as the Junior High Choir and Senior High Choir, led by the Director of Choirs Andrea Brinkman. Part of the program included Senior High Band and Senior High Choir two selections each from the recent Large Group Contests.
Both of the senior high music groups will be leaving Wednesday, March 23 for a trip to Colorado. They are set to return on Saturday, March 26.
Below is a photo gallery from the performance:
MLHS JUNIOR HIGH Band saxophonist Vicente Ibarra Alvarado scores an “A+” on his woodwind instrument during the group’s selection, “A+ (A ‘Precise’ Prelude and ‘Excellent’ March)” by Thomas C. Duffy.
IT IS ALL about that brass. The trombine-rich section of the MLHS Junior High Band. From left, Kyle Haberman, Addam Rust, Lance Krueger, Adam Karschnik, Neramith Phoumivong, Janessa Johnson, Hana Bergling and Annelise Regier. The instrumentalists are performing on “Grooves (A G Minor Groove for Concert Band)” by Richard L. Saucedo.
MLHS JUNIOR HIGH clarinetists, from left, Delainey Janzen, Kiana Peters and Kelly Watkins. The instrument is also known as the “little trumpet” and the “licorice stick.” It is made of wood from the Mpingo or African blackwood tree, which takes a long time to grow and is dense enough to resonate well. The clarinet developed from a Renaissance instrument known as the “chalumeau” – an instrument similar to the clarinet was in used in Egypt as early as 3000 B.C. Mozart was the first major composer to add music written specifically for the clarinetm and by 1800, most orchestras included clarinets. Celebrity clarinet players include Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen and Alan Greenspan.
CARLY OSLAND, a member of the MLHS Junior High Band, on the French horn. The brass instrument has a beautiful, mellow sound, but is tricky to play because, although it has just three keys, it can produce all of the notes of the scale.
HITTING THE “GROOVES” on percussion for the MLHS Junior High Band. From left, Irene Lucio on the tympani and Anika Fast and Loreta Trujillo, as a duet on the xylophone.
MLHS JUNIOR HIGH Choir members open their portion of the evening’s program with the Swahili number, “Furahal” (translated “Joy”), by Sally K. Albrecht. Percussionists on the number included Joel Salgado, Spencer Khamvongsa and Jose Garnica. Front, from left, Jasmin Capetillo, Eryn Friesen, Lesly Orea Morales, Jose Garnica, Juan Lucio and Noah Curry.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC School Director of Choirs Andrea Brinkman, front, directs the MLHS Junior High Choir as they share “Pete, Petel,” a Ghanaian song. Choir members are, front, from left, Ethan Nickel, Emma Stade and Deliela Nunthavong. Second row, from left, Spencer Khamvongsa, Jaden Boldt, Sabrina Hanson and Anahi Flores. Third row, from left, Hunter Peterson, Joel Salgado, Sophie Carrison and Kiana Peters. Back, from left, Daniel Gardiner, Isaac Grev and Paxton Morin.
“AL SHLOSHA D’VARIM” by Allen E. Naplan, a Herbrew selection, as sung by the MLHS Junior High Gals. Soloists on the song included Sophie Carrison, Janessa Johnson and Megan McCue. The junior high gals are, front, from left, Jasmin Capetillo, Eryn Friesen, Lesly Orea Morales, Emma Stade, Deliela Nunthavong, Destiny Phetsomphou and Christina Hofmann, Second row, from left, Destiny Sybounheuan, Carly Menken, Sabrina Hanson, Anahi Flores, Carly Osland and Mackenzie Parent. Third row, from left, Baylee Jepsen, Anika Fast, Hana Bergling, Margo Stoesz, Megan McCue, Janessa Johnson and Sophie Carrison. Back, from left, Anika Klassen, Naly Sayavong, Jasmine Vongsy, Emilee Xayanourom, Saige Wall, Bileigh Anacker, Loretta Trujillo, Delainey Janzen and Kiana Peters.
SAM PAULSON, FRONT, as one of three soloists, extols his plan to at all times look on the bright side of life during the MLHS Junior High Guys number, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” Additional soloists included Isaac Grev and Joel Salgado.
DANCING THEIR WAY to that bright side of life are the junior high guys. Front, from left, Jose Garnica, Hunter Peterson, Noah Curry, Juan Lucio and Noah Rempel. Second row, from left, Alex Hernandez, Mace Herrig, Ethan Nickel, Spencer Khamvongsa and Emmanuel Reyes. Third row, from left, Jon Faber, Preston Karschnik, Brandon Louangsaphakdy, Joel Salgado, Vicente Ibarra Alvarado, Paton Buller and Jaden Boldt. Back, from left, Sam Paulson, Isaac Grev, Kade Kremmin, Fletcher Hanson, Paxton Morin and Daniel Gardiner.
SAXOPHONES AND FLUTES from the MLHS Senior High Band create inspiring music together on “Drums of the Saamis” (the merger of the First Nation and modern Albertan cultures) by Samuel R. Hazo. From left, Weston Osland, Yahayra Sanchez, Danielle Duerksen, Caitlyn Johnson and Madison Dahna.
SAXOPHONING IT ON “Sheltering Sky,” by John Mackey, are MLHS Senior High Band members Andrew Fast, left and Travis Willaby, right.
MLHS SENIOR HIGH Band trumpets on “Foundry” by John Mackey, one of the two numbers presented by the band at the recent Large Group Music Contest. For this selection, as well as for “God Bless America” by Irving Berlin, arranged by Frank D. Cofield, the band received across-the-board superior ratings from the three judges.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC School Director of Bands Kurt Jahnke, left, leads his MLHS Senior High Band musicians in their selections. Instrumentalists include, in the front row, on clarinet, Jenneel Rodney, left and Dawn Geertsema, right, and, at back, from left, on saxophone, McKinley DeVries, Sam Hirsch and Tony Orea-Morales.
BRASS BARITONES PROVIDE some deeper bass sounds for the MLHS Senior High Band. At front is Jesse Jepsen, and behind, Junior Louangsaphakdy.
MLHS SENIOR HIGH Choir members celebrate the colorful spring rebirth and the fruitfulness of the land in “Daa Naa Se” (“O Give Thanks”), a folk song from Ghana arranged by Raymond Wise. Percussionists at front are, from left, Karen Soutthivong, Jenneel Rodney, Aaron Fast and Ethan Klassen. At the piano keyboard is Mountain Lake Public School Director of Choirs Andrea Brinkman.
IN A SELECTION with a 180-degree polar opposite theme – a dry, parched earth desperate for rain and the subsequent famine in Sudan – the MLHS Senior High Choir also presented “Famine Song.” Front, from left, Jorja Lepp, Katherine Hofmann and Chandra Pfeiffer. Back, from left, Maleek Stewart, AJ Vongsy and Devin Phetsomphou.
SOLOISTS ON “FAMINE Song” by Matthew Cullton are, at front, MLHS Senior High Choir members Signey Stoesz, left and Liana Blomgren, right. Behind, front row, from left, Kayla Vonk, Skylar McKinney, Brook Sunderman, Jaelin Renquist and Marta Stoesz and second row, from left, Lexia Peters, Jareya Harder, Jaden Hoek, Kenna Gardiner and Kalley Rempel. “Famine Song” and “Daa Naa Se” (“O Give Thanks”) were the selections presented at the recent Large Group Music Contest for which the vocal group earned two-of-three superior ratings from the trio of judges.
RUBEN FENTANEZ, LEFT and Jareya Harder, right, as MLHS Senior High Choir soloists on “Baba Yetu” by Christopher Tin and Chris Kiagirl, a song that shares “The Lord’s Prayer” in Swahili.
THE MLHS SENIOR High Choir closed out the concert in “Glory” (from the movie, Selma) by John Legend and Common, arranged by Mark Brymer. At front, from left are soloist Lexia Peters, rapper Tiger Sengmany, soloist Jenneel Rodney and rapper Marcus Boyd, along with, at far right, Andrea Brinkman. Senior High Choir members pictured include, front, from left, Kayla Vonk, Skylar McKinney, Brook Sunderman, Jaelin Renquist, Marta Stoesz, Jordan Boldt, Morgan Pietsch, Martina Simon, Madison Schroeder, Jae Faber, Carmen Syverson and Karen Soutthivong. Second row, from left, Jareya Harder, Jaden Hoek, Kenna Gardiner, Kalley Rempel, Michaela Cate, Liana Blomgren, Chanah Brandt, Emily Jahnke, Rebekah Klassen and Meredith Suess. Third row, from left, Hunter Dahna, Sam Xayanourom, Junior Garcia, Collin Voshage Hampel, Nick Curry, Ruben Fentanez, Eli Karschnik, Dayton Hanson, Ethan Klassen, Selvin Deleon-Lopez, Reynaldo Capetillo and Jose Baldone. Back, from left,, Shad Hoek, Kris Menken, Jack Wendt, Christian Voshage Hampel, Ryan McCue, Benito Aguirre, Kaleb Haberman, Braden Rempel and Zach Spinks.
