Requiem!

Last night we went to an amazing performance of Mozart's Requiem.  The local school district combined about 200 choir members and about 50 orchestra members from eight area high schools to preform Mozart's Requiem. About a month and a half ago I purchased a recording of this piece (the album cover is pictured to the left).  The performance was definitely on par with this recording!  It was conducted by Mack Wilberg who is an amazing composer, arranger and conductor.  He currently is the conductor of The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  

  

My daughter, Debora Lyn, played cello for this concert.  She even had a part where she played a duet with her stand partner.  She was really was excited to be working with Mack Wilberg.  It was a fantastic experience for her.  To the right is a picture of her after the performance (she's the one on the right holding a cello, of course).

My oldest daughter, Stephanie, was visiting us from college and so she was able to go as well.  My son Jonathan didn't go.  He was exhausted from spending the day in the mountains with his boy scout troop building a snow shelter that he will sleep in next weekend  Below is a picture of him and some of the other scouts getting ready to go.  He's the one in the middle in the red coat.