Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) Elementary (PreK-to-4) and Cedar Class (Grades 5/6) students inspired audiences with performances in a pair of spring concerts tonight (Friday, April 28), in the school’s Music Room.
The younger classes opened the musical interlude with their program, which was followed by the vocal and instrumental concert by upper elementary students.
Directing both concerts was the school’s vocal/instrumental music director and drama coach, Aaron Petersen.
Pre-K-to-4th Grade features ‘The Mall of Faith’
The preschool class was the opening act in this program, presenting Brian Howard’s “It’s A Beautiful Day.”
The kindergarten-through-grade four performance of “The Mall of Faith,” based on “Bible Hero Gap” by The Skit Guys followed. The musical, set in a clothing store in the Mall of Faith, is inspired by Herbrews 11, and gives a boost to anyone who has heard God’s call, but is a bit scared to answer it. In the skit, a “hero-in-training” (Martha) gets a pep talk from some big-time Bible heroes (Abraham, Isaac, Deborah, Rahab, Moses, Daniel and Noah), and learns that you don’t have to be one of the Heroes of Faith to be used by God; for He can use any of us.
THE MLC PRESCHOOL Class concur that, “It’s A Beautiful Day.” Class members include Cambrie Bartel, Penelope Bartel, Kaylyn Booze, Elijah Dirks, Brayden Froderman, Avery Lessmeier, Jaeylen Melson, Knoxyn Barrett, Emily Clerc, Adryana Falk, Addyson Hall, Austin Janzen, Evalyn Luna, Breckin Meyer, Joshua Onken, Norah Siebert and Evelyn Stoneking. Their teacher is Mandy Linscheid.
ADDYSON HALL COMBINES hand movements to the song being sung.
AS DOES KNOXYN Barrett.
THE KINDERGARTEN-TO-Sixth Grade Chorus for the musical skit, “The Mall of Faith.”
KINDERGARTEN STUDENT LEAH Janzen moves to the music.
SOFIA FLOHRS, A MLC second-grader, brings home the point in this musical selection.
THIRD-GRADE STUDENT Collin Toutges demonstrates through hand motions the intensity behind the words of the song.
ABRAHAM (SAMUEL PETERSEN), right, is hard at work bringing order to his Mall of Faith clothing store, aided by Deborah (Fairlane Penner), left, along with his son, Isaac (Ethan Schroeder), center.
MOSES (ZACH KLASSEN), center, parts the – chorus – in dramatic fashion.
RAHAB (LEXI NICKEL), second from left, accepts the “pizza” delivered by Daniel (Daniel Smith), right, while Martha (Cristy Renteria Rojas), left and Moses (Zach Klassen), second from right, observe the transaction.
MARTHA (CRISTY RENTERIA Rojas), left, signs off for the special package delivered by UPS driver, Noah (William Berg), right. Martha, a “hero-in-training” set to take a mission trip to Haiti, is happy for the pep talk she receives from the big-time Bible heroes she met in the clothing store at the Mall of Faith, and learns that you don’t have to be one of the Heroes of Faith to be used by God, for He can use any of us.
Cedar Class (5/6 Grades) celebrates spring
The Cedar Class (Grades 5/6) performed as groups, duets and soloists during their own special concert.
THE 5/6 BAND under the direction of Aaron Petersen. From left, Evan Oltmans, trombone; Aiden Penner, Jordan Linscheid and Lydia Rete, trumpets; Meghan Johnson, flute; Isabella Vidana and Lydia Cavanaugh, clarinets; Abi Renteria Rojas, saxophone and Tyler Dick, percussion.
CLARINETIST ISABELLA VIDANA focuses on her sheet music. The Cedar Band presented “Ode to Joy,” “Ballad,” “Catch Me If You Can” and “The Victors,” all arranged by Jack Bullock.
A DUO IN brass – the slide tombone and trumpet. On the trombone at left is Evan Oltmans, and at right is Aiden Penner. on trumpet.
THE CEDAR CHOIR, directed by Aaron Petersen. Front, from left, Lydia Cavanaugh, Meghan Johnson and Luke Klassen. Middle, from left, Abi Renteria Rojas, Lydia Rete, Monroe James, Aiden Penner and Jordan Linscheid. Back, from left, Lydia Moller, Isabella Vidana, Ella Toutges, Tiegan Meyer, Luke Moller, Tyler Dick and Evan Oltmans. The choir sang “The Gift of Love,” an American Folk Tune arranged by Hal Hopson and “Eye of the Storm,” by Ryan Stevenson. Scripture readers in the second number were Luke Klassen, Lydia Cavanaugh, Meghan Johnson, Monroe James, Tiegan Meer, Isabella Vidana and Abi Renteria Rojas.
A DUET BY fifth-grade students Meghan Johnson, left, and Lydia Rete, right, features the song, “You Are My Shepherd,” by Tricia Brock. Later in the concert, Meghan also joined sixth-grader Abi Renteria Rojas on the duet “Trust In You,” by Lauren Daigle, as well as with Tiegan Meyer, also a sixth-grade student, on “Loyal,” by Lauren Daigle.
SIXTH-GRADER LYDIA Cavanaugh went solo with the vocal selection, “I Can Only Imagine,” by Bart Millard. For the Toby Mac song, “Get Back Up Again,” Lydia, accompanying on ukulele and Abi Renteria Rojas, on piano, presents the vocal duet.
JORDAN LINSCHEID, A MLC sixth grade student, strums the strings of his guitar for the instrumental number, “How Great Thou Art.” For a guitar duet performance, Jordan was joined by sixth-grader Evan Oltmans on the selection “Amazing Grace.”
IN ADDITION TO her vocal duets with Meghan Johnson and Lydia Cavanaugh, Abi Renteria Rojas sings the Lauren Daigle number, “Salt and Light,” accompanied on piano by her father, Ricardo Renteria.
AFTER SINGING HER duet with Meghan Johnson, Tiegen Meyer shares “Never Gone,” by Colton Dixon.
