Superior

Last weekend was a busy one.  On Saturday Bailee and I headed out to the College in Powell for another year of Showalter Music Festival.  This is how it works....you have to be selected to perform at the Festival, you spend weeks practicing your music, and then you are assigned a room and time to perform.  Each room is assigned a professional musician/voice coach to judge each ensembles performance.  You {squeeze} into this room in the Music department along with other parents and beam as you watch your child shine.  Bailee's little group of 6 did soooo well and received a 1+ or Superior which is the best you can get.  There are several performances in each room throughout the day and the judge chooses only one group/soloist as the overall best......and guess what?......THEY WERE SELECTED...woo-hoo!!!!  I think their were nearly 400 Middle School kids who participated this year from around the area so this is a HUGE honor for these kids.  I am so so proud of our little bug (and her group:)  They got to perform their piece, "The Dance of Life" at a special concert.

{This was the write up in the college paper}

Showalter Music Festival results announced 

Posted by: NWC News Desk — February 15, 2012

POWELL, Wyo. - Twelve middle school musicians won awards and scholarships at the 39^th Showalter Memorial Music Festival held Saturday, Feb. 11, at Northwest College.

Each individual recognized for outstanding musical abilities received a plaque and a scholarship to the 2012 Yellowstone Summer Music Camp. They were also asked to perform in the festival's closing concert.

The Dance of Life won an award for outstanding vocal ensemble and featured the talents of Cody Middle School students Sara Capiello, Jack Corr, Heather Mandella, Bailee Smith, Elisha Smith and Dani Wilde.

I don't think this video quite does them justice, but hopefully you can get a glimpse of how well they did- ENJOY!!!