Thursday, December 22, 2016

Wendell Middle School Band Visit

On Tuesday, December 19th, 2016, the Wendell Middle School Band came to perform for our 5th graders.  They skillfully played many holiday selections and our students thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Our 5th graders also got a sneak peak of the Wendell Middle School fight song that many of them will learn when they attend Wendell Middle next year.   We were extremely excited to see FRES alumni performing in the band with Mrs. Slade.  Mrs. Slade is doing a phenomenal job of producing distinguished performers at Wendell Middle and we are grateful that they took the time to stop by and provide us with holiday entertainment.  We are looking forward to their visit next year!



Friday, December 9, 2016

Winter Concert: December 8th, 2016


Snowflake Costumes
Last night, the music department at our school performed the musical Flakes by John Jacobson and John Higgins.  Performances were given by our 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade chorus, percussion ensemble, recorder ensemble, and 4th grade dance troupe. A solo performance was given by Angelinee Venegas-Mejia and our chorus performed an original composition by Lauren Comer. We would like to thank the 2nd grade teachers and teacher assistants for assisting with rehearsals and the performance, Ms. Lyn Riggs for making the costumes and the stage background, the custodial staff for setting up equipment for the event, the FRES stage crew, and Mrs. Sharon Hart for filming a winter weather report that was used to introduce the show in our WFAL studios.  These people helped us put on a wonderful production.  Here you can see pictures of the recorder ensemble, chorus, and percussion ensemble. You can also see pictures of Lauren Comer, our student composer who was featured on the concert and Angelinee Venegas-Mejia, our guest student soloist.  There are also pictures of the stage background (above) and our snowflake costumes.  We are looking forward to putting on a great spring concert!
Snowflake Costumes

4th and 5th Grade Chorus Members


Chorus, Recorder Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble Members

Percussion and Recorder Ensemble Members

Lauren Comer, Student Composer

Angelinee Venegas-Mejia, Soloist
Chorus and Dance Troupe Members
Recorder Ensemble Members