May 14th was Hannah's final elementary school concert. Fifth graders get to do things like introduce songs and sing solos or in small ensembles. Hannah introduced two songs:
Another fifth grade tradition is the sword dance. You'll see Hannah in the center group:
Hannah sang in a small ensemble for the "Ballad of John Henry." Sophie's third grade class acted out the story of John Henry. Sophie played Polly Ann:
This concert marked the 10th anniversary of EMES, so a few alums joined to help sing the theme song:
I don't have video of the "Coffee Canon," but the students dedicated this song to the teachers because of their dependence on their daily dose of caffeine. The teachers even joined in singing, with coffee cups in hand!
My favorite song was the "Galop" using solfege (do re mi fa sol la ti do). Sophie got annoyed with her classmates continually pointing out that the end of the song has her name in it:
The fifth graders also used solfege in their instrumental song where they played orff instruments:
Finally, I just really enjoyed the beauty of this Hebrew song that also focuses on peace. It's lyrics are "The world is sustained by three things: by truth, by justice, and by peace."
After the concert Charles gave each of the girls a bouquet of flowers and we took some photos of them with the quilt and with friends. I can hardly believe we've been attending these concerts for six years already!
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