The Seeley-Swan High School Band send the audience out on a high note closing out the concert Tuesday night with "Sleigh Ride." Pictured front (L-R): Angel Bruton, Bailey Bartlett, community musician Aaron Morgenstern and Grace-Marie Neher. Back (L-R): Percussionists Blake Irwin, Jacob Ford and Noah Stone.
Small but mighty, the four-part junior high choir was joined by Music Director Janet Morgenstern for their holiday selections. Pictured (L-R): Aunica Teafoe, Kieu Snow, Elliot Morgenstern, Maria Keller and Janet Morgenstern.
Junior High saxophone player Tyler Stevenson (middle with the glasses) was "too cool" during the concert adding humor at the beginning and end of the Junior High Band concert. To open the concert he started playing a "Jingle Bells" solo without the rest of the band telling Music Director Janet Morgenstern "Don't worry, I've got this." During the band's final song "Bad Elf," he joined forces with other saxophone players, high schooler Zach Best (left) and sixth grader Trey Good, and interjected different Christmas songs than what the rest of the band was playing.
The Seeley-Swan High School Choir sang various holiday favorites including the very festive, rhythmic "Dai Diddle Dai," a festive tune that captures the celebratory mood of Hanukkah.
The Seeley-Swan High School Band played "The Coventry Carol," an English Christmas carol dating from the 16th century. Pictured front (L-R): John DeBernardi, Finn Marx, Zach Best and Lilly Boyd.
SEELEY LAKE - Old-time Christmas carols and favorite holiday music filled the Seeley-Swan High School auditorium Tuesday night, Dec. 13 as students from Seeley Lake Elementary and SSHS musicians performed to a packed house. The junior high and high school bands and choirs shared "Holiday Traditions," many familiar and other not, dating from the 16th century to current.
Music Director Janet Morgenstern joked that she packed all of her favorite music into one concert. She commended the students on all of their hard work and effort and hoped that it brought exposure to come of the classics that are not often played and sung anymore.
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