Anna Grows

 The final performances continue.  Today was Anna's final performance with the Vienna Jammers.  This was their annual Memorial Day performance at the Viva Vienna festival and the town green was crowded.  Fortunately, the rain held off and Joe strategically placed himself on the side of the steel pan drums in hopes of actually seeing Anna perform (she is always behind someone tall).  See if you can find her in  the video . Anna hung out at Viva Vienna between events, doing a quick t-shirt change for choir and a performance at the Vienna Memorial Day ceremony.  The master of ceremonies was Gunner Spafford, otherwise known as her friend Victoria's Dad.  Viva Vienna is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Vienna and is their largest fundraiser of the year.  This was the 40th year of the festival.  The program included a Toast to the Colors (complete with the interpreter in revolutionary war regalia), a reading of the winning Rotary Club essay con...

 The senior finals continued with the last choir concert on May 22.  This was the spring pops concert, which always features solos and ensembles (students audition to perform) along with performances by all of the choirs and finally a tribute to the seniors.  This is also the longest concert of the year, which includes an intermission.  The first set is the underclassmen performances.  The second set features senior solos intermixed with choir performances.  Mrs. Latimer joined us for the marathon choir event (it started at 6:30 PM and we didn't get home until 10 PM).  The show did not disappoint! It should be noted that the first pops concert Anna participated in was her sophomore year since there were no live performances due to COVID her freshman year.  What was memorable about the show, besides students performing in masks, was the ominous music choices by solo performers.  The songs were mostly angst ridden and sad - very fitting for the...