Saturday was the big Honor’s Concert at the Minneapolis Convention Center.\u00a0 I ended up having 3 students play in it.\u00a0 Apparently I was overly excited about going because I ended up getting ready almost an hour before I needed to leave… then I proceeded to just walk around awkwardly waiting for time to pass.\u00a0 This was the first year I didn’t need to go early to help.\u00a0 It was a strange feeling to just go as a spectator… I didn’t like it much.\u00a0 I like feeling useful much more.\u00a0 But anyway, I did make my rounds and say hi to everyone and I did help run some useless errands for a few people (since I couldn’t help myself from offering to help a little!). Then I walked around until I could find a seat–since I went alone I only needed to find one random unfilled seat–and I finally did.\u00a0 It was a spectacular seat, too!\u00a0 Right in the center near the back but up about halfway so I had a straight shot view.<\/p>\n
There were two soloist during the concert.\u00a0 Let me tell you, they were in a league of their own.\u00a0 Simply stunning.\u00a0 STUNNING.\u00a0 The first one was so good I might have forgotten to breathe or swallow for a little bit.\u00a0 He had the audience of almost 3,500 people captivated into silence.\u00a0 Total silence.\u00a0 Even a single cough seemed to blast unnaturally loudly.<\/p>\n
It’s such a treat to hear such amazing piano music–and it’s such an inspiration for all those little kids to see another kid (the winner of the first one was still in High School and the second was a College student) performing such amazing music.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Of course, it’s a treat to see my students on stage too… plus it’s such a formal event that watching the attire is part of the fun too!\u00a0 It’s fun to see what dresses and colors are popular this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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