Great stuff! Cold weather! Jill and I counted 24 people that didn’t make it because of the chill of the day.
We had some first times – “de-buts” as one person commented. There was an excellent band – two trumpets, one clarinet, one trombone, one French horn and one saxophone! What a rich blend of sound. And Vanessa Klassen played a clarinet solo that was simple yet rich in blend and timbre (check a music dictionary to see what that’s about!). Marilyn Stevenson, with her usual pinao expertise filled the room with piano chords and melody only she can coax from the keyboard!
And a male quartet just formed in this past month or so. After the final piece one person inhaled with that “wow” type of expression!
The children presented two short sketches that were lively and felt like actual acting and not a scripted reading.
But, for me, the most exciting was the debut of a new playwright just finishing her grade 12 year here in Kindersley- Nyla Ditson. She wrote and acted in two short dramas performed by our youth and one parent. The second kept us in stitches – laughter which easily brought out the point. The first combined humor and her background in the culinery arts. Both brought out the message of the gift of Jesus at Christmas. Loved it!!
And so, we it at home refreshed and enjoying all God has provided at this Christmas season.