Fourth graders present Santa’s Big Night, A Musical Story
by Rich Rosentreter
The local fourth grade class held its annual Winter Concert on December 12 at the L.P. Quinn Elementary School with the kids’ band presentation of Santa’s Big Night, A Musical Story and several holiday songs by the chorus.
The performance of Santa’s Big Night was arranged and directed by Laura Davison and narrated by Mr. Savage
The evening started with “Gently Sleep” performed by the band followed by: “Ode to Joy” by Rylee Preston on clarinet, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” by Aubrey Bissonette on clarinet; “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” by Memphis Collegian on alto sax; “Lightly Flam” by Kamden White, Charlie Skiff, Logan Lohr and Lorrianna LaFlamme on percussion; “Pierrot” by Jace Wagner and Hayden Lucey on alto sax; “Mary Had a Little Lamb” by Hannah Tyo, Aliya Skeans, Rena Reandeau, Lacey Pickering, Raegan Hudak, Odessa Holmes, Lylah Fuller, Eliza Bujold, Rilynn Beeman and Maddison Arey on flute.
The performance was concluded by the entire band performing “Hot Cross Buns” and “Jingle Bells.
Percussion sound effects were performed by Lorrianna LaFlamme, Logan Lohr, Charlie Skiff and Kamden White.
Following the band, the chorus – directed by Ms. Karin Ryan and accompanist Elizabeth Cordes – sung “You-Nique,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
Members of the chorus are: Maddison Arey, Aubrey Bissonette, Memphis Collegian, Gavin Brown, Eliza Bujold, Luka Dukett, Kaileigh Dukette, Carson Flagg-Schneider, Lylah Fuller, Molly Hales, Taylor Hall, Levi Harrison, Carrson Head, Jade Hoehn, Aubrei Hunter, Rylee Kennedy, Lorrianna LaFlamme, Nicholas LaPlante, Jeannelle Lizotte, Grace Peterson, Lacey Pickering, Rylee Preston. Rena Reandeau, Bryce Richer, Addison Roberts, Lyla Robillard, Kristoff Rohrbach, Jakob Rossing, Aliya Skeans, Charlie Skiff, Madison Storms, Karter Young and Sireea Zaidan.
Members of the band are: Flute, Maddison Arey; Rilynn Beeman; Eliza Bujold; Lylah Fuller; Odessa Holmes; Raegan Hudak; Lacey Pickering; Rena Reandeau; Aliya Skeans; Hannah Tyo; trumpet: Taylor Dewyea, Carson Flagg-Schneider, Taylor Hall, Nicholas Laplante, Cooper Mcdonald, Bryce Richer, Kristoff Rohrbach, Noah Switzer; alto saxophone, Memphis Collegian, Hayden Lucey, Jace Wagner; trombone, Fabien Bailey Bujold, Kyleigh Branchaud, Wyatt Garvey, Carrson Head, Branden McNamara Jr., Jakob Rossing; Percussion, Lorrianna LaFlamme, Logan Lohr, Charlie Skiff, Kamden White; Clarinet, Aubrey Bissonette, Kaileigh Dukette, Rylee Kennedy, Rylee Preston, Madison Storms.