Trumpeting

The Meigs Middle School Band had a couple performances this month.  The first was when they marched in the Fort Walton Beach Holiday parade.  This was at night, and they marched up Eglin Parkway, one of the main thoroughfares through town.  It was rather chilly, and we were very glad we dressed in our hats and mittens.  The pictures didn't turn out all that great, but I'll include them just for posterity.  First, here's Ashley in the middle of Eglin Parkway.

Here is one of JoAnne and Frank; we are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the band.

Here's a shot of the band as they walked past--you can't really see Bode in the picture, but we saw him and cheered like crazed rock fans just to irritate him :-)

The next big event was the winter concert, which was last night.  There are four bands that are part of the Meigs Band:  the Beginner Band, the Concert Band, the Jazz Band, and the Symphonic Band.  Bode is part of the Symphonic Band, which is the band for the more experienced players (he is also part of the football band, which is a combination of the Concert Band and the Symphonic Band).  I snapped this picture of Bode when he was up on stage setting up.  It's not a great picture, but it's the only still-frame I got.

It was great to hear some live holiday music.  Below are the recordings of the three pieces.  I apologize for the video on the last piece--not sure why it was so blurry.  You can't see Bode in any of the movies because the trumpets are near the back, but anytime you hear a trumpet portion, be assured that Bode is playing.

The final piece was called Secret Agent Santa, and it was really cool.

Today is Bode's last day of school for the year, and I'm done as well.  I think Ashley is working today, but after that, she'll start to throttle back.  We hope to spend the weekend moving some items out to our new carriage house! Pleasant day to all.