Grove Elementary Choir

Boy was it a year for choir!  At the beginning of school we joined the Groves Elementary Choir, which was an after school extracurricular activity sponsored by our school's music teacher Mr. Huertas.  Since Brenna loved choir at Sarnia Christian and always participated in the children's choir at church, she jumped on the opportunity to join the Choir Club.  This became one of her most beloved activities and she practiced constantly, singing all around the house.  

The choir practiced twice a week after school and had a number of weekend performances.  Mr. Huertas worked hard with kids and they were the best sounding choir we've ever been a part of.  Their first performance was the Christmas Program where the kids had an opportunity to audition for one of six short solos.  About 15 kids tried out and Brenna was thrilled to get chosen.  The next performance was at a fundraiser at our local Barnes and Nobel inside the Deerbrook Mall.  The choir picked up a new song, Best Day of My Life, and again the kids were allowed to audition for four solos that were much bigger parts.  And again, Brenna was chosen!  She loved performing this song and it is by far her favorite of all the choir pieces.  

The next performance was the Humble ISD Fine Arts Festival at Kingwood Park High School.  This was their first real-deal stage performance.  Mr. Huertas decided to add a new performance piece and rather than holding try-outs, he selected two students, one boy and one girl, to do a duet to A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman.  Brenna was so excited when she found out she was chosen, however, she was also alittle heart broken because she had to give up her Best Day of My Life solo.  

The choir held what we thought would be their final performance the last week of May with an End of Year Concert.  However, the owner of a local performing arts studio was in attendance that night and was so impressed with our sound that she invited us to perform as the opening act of her studio's summer recital.  The kids had one final opportunity to shine on stage in a beautiful performance hall.  I was so proud to see her up there singing her heart out! 

Over the past three years, Brenna has sung songs with the choir in English, French, Spanish, and German.  Some of the other choir pieces from this year included a fun Disney melody, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, a Spanish Lullaby, and Remember Me from Coco.

Looking ahead, there was no question what electives she would pick for her first year of middle of school.  While other friends chose dance, orchestra, or band, it's choir all the way for this little song bird!