On the way to his concert, John said "I'm so nervous, I have butterfiles in my stomach." He also said that he was going to play his trombone Like a Boss!
His group sounded great. I am always impressed with the amount of control the band director has by keeping the kids so well behaved and focused on him.
I also enjoyed seeing John interact with his buddies at the school.
A week or so later, we went to the high school to hear Sam play the cymbals and snare drum in his concert.
It was quite a sight to see all these high school fellows in tuxedos which is the concert attire. Band "Moms" take care of fitting the kids and one said that they always remeasure the freshmen boys for the Spring concert. Sure enough, Sam's trousers needed to be lengthened from the winter, and they did that.
This concert was spectacular. The Band director is retiring after many years of work and he really gave it his all. Once again, the group was professional and as with John's concert, the difficulty and the quality of the music progressed with the increasing age of the students.
The music program has been a real asset to these guys and has been one of the benefits of them going out to school.
