Holiday Fest at the Airport

Yesterday, the Chets Creek Recorder Club made its annual trek to Jacksonville International Airport to perform for their Holiday Fest.  Schools, both public and private, are invited to participate in this event each year and this was our third trip with the Chets Creek Recorder Club.

Half of my students had never been to the airport, so it was an educational experience for them as well.  We performed upstairs in the atrium near the food court where it is acoustically "live" and the sound resonates like you're in a cathedral.  It's a completely different musical experience from rehearsing in the music room.

The sound man is the Master Electrician for the facility, but attended the University of Florida on a full music scholarship.  His music studies began on the recorder.  He then moved from the recorder to the saxophone and finally settled on the bassoon.  He is so animated when he runs sound for me each year, it cracks me up. 

The students played extremely well and I was so proud of them!  There were more parents and grandparents in our audience than holiday travelers (it's still a little early), but they were a great crowd nonetheless.

Many thanks to the parents who transported children in their vehicles yesterday and a special salute to Mrs. Willingham for taking a gazillion photos of our group for the yearbook page.  A big "thank you" to Delta Airlines for providing a wheelchair for one of my students who had recently broken her leg.  I greatly appreciate everyone's support!!

Chets Creek Recorder Club - 2010

Performing Holiday Favorites

Robert getting his shoes shined


With this trip to the airport, our performance season has officially begun.  The group will play pre-show music at school on Tuesday, December 7th and Thursday, December 9th for our second grade musical entitled "Once on a Housetop."  Pre-show begins at 5:30 and 7:00 with musical performances at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. each night.

On Wednesday, December 15th, they will perform at the Bennie Furlong Senior Center in Jacksonville Beach and again at the TownCenter Mall on Thursday, December 16th in the courtyard near Cantina Laredo.  I hope you can join us!!

Until next time...