2011 Music Festival!

This past weekend we attended one of the highlights of the year for our family - the Lake Itasca Family Music Festival! This is their 6th annual year, and our our 6th consecutive year of attending! I don't have a lot of time for a long post (I'm keeping busy editing EXCELSIOR for the Aug. 15th early bird deadline) but I wanted to put up a few pictures! I hope to post a few videos in the future (which I failed to do last year - I apologize)!!

Southern Raised

They were SO GOOD, and you could tell they desired to honor the Lord through their music! I've already been listening to the CD they signed for me - they are such a sweet family! :-)

 

The Punches

There was lots of great bands on the side stages as well, including our good friends the Fraser Family (below is pictured the three girls - Abigail, Sara, and Deborah)!

The Hartley Family
Anna Hartley (the oldest girl) and I have been corresponding over the years since we met at this festival 5 years ago, and I am so glad to have her as a friend! Their family is very down-to-earth, and we enjoyed visiting with them, hearing their great music, and listening to Mr. Hartley's Sunday morning message!

 

 

The Wissmann Family did the kid's program again this year, and I enjoyed it immensely!! ;-) They taught everyone Bible verses and songs, and did a skit on the life of Mary Slessor. It was all very well done!

 

The best part of the whole weekend for me, I think, was just visiting with friends! There were SO MANY people I knew there, I really wish I would have gotten pictures of all of them! I'm already looking forward to next year! :-)

Amy Vest (pictured above holding a friend's adorable little baby)!

Sarah, me, Rachel and Tracy!

 

Recital Video 1

Here's a link to a video of Daniel on the piano, Lydia on the piano, and also Lydia on the harp (from the spring recital). Mom took it with her little camera, but she didn't know that when she zooms in/out the audio doesn't work!! :-) Oh well. I hope you enjoy this!!

Spring Recital

Friday was my spring recital for my piano/harp students, performed at a local nursing home. This year I had 16 students total (including Daniel and Lydia) and all except a couple performed one or two songs, so the program lasted around 45 minutes. Here's a few pictures from the day, and I hope to put up a few videos of my siblings and I playing piano/harp (mom took these pictures and the video with her digital camera).

 

Me with most of my students . . . you guys did a GREAT job!! I am so glad I was able to be your teacher!! :-)

Videos coming soon!