BCCM Music Fesital 2015

Every year, the BC Conservatory of Music (where our kids take their piano lessons) puts on a music festival to show-case the local talent.  Kids from all over Burnaby and Vancouver come to sing or play their favorite instrument.  Scholarships are given to those kids that are extra talented to help them continue to develop their musical abilities.  All three of my big kids take part every year, just to help them get used to performing in front of people.  Each of them received a gold certificate (given if you receive a score of 88 or above) and did very well!  Shaylah even won her class, which was a pleasant surprise.  I am proud of all of them!

I was able to take videos of the two girls, but unfortunately when Caelan was playing, Micah needed my attention and would not let me use my phone.  :(

Here are videos of one of the three songs each of the girls played.

Shaylah playing King William's March

 

 

 

Ashlyn playing The Fifes

 



U2

There are a lot of posts going around lately about friends who went to the U2 concert last night or are going to go tonight.  Lucky them!  Johnny has always loved U2 and I learned to like them after we started dating.  Almost 10 years ago exactly, I bought 2 tickets to the concert they played here in Vancouver.  It was going to be our first U2 concert....actually neither of us have seen them live period. Unfortunately, my mom passed away very suddenly the week before and her funeral ended up being the day of the concert.  We gave away our tickets and ended up having Shaylah 11 months later, followed by 3 more children.  Our priorities have definitely changed since then and concerts are not part of our budget anymore.  I very much hope that I can take Johnny to another U2 concert in the future, but for now, I am enjoying listening to everyone else's experiences.  I am told they put on a great show!  If you have any U2 stories, I would love to hear them!