Friends and Music by Sarah Denike

One of the things that I love about my job as a student ambassador is that I get to take part in many of the school events by observing them and then sharing it with others. Today I went to see an instrumental/ choral concert in R004. It was both fun and pleasant. I love music and those involved did such a great job. We truly have some talented musicians and singers among us.
For the first part of the concert Melvin Williams (part time professor at CCC) directed the instrumental performing ensemble. The audience was treated to melodies that delighted the soul and made you want to dance on a ‘“mountain with its head in the clouds” .Speaking as a fellow partaker of the festivities I found it difficult to restrain myself. One could not help but move one’s own instruments along with La Tarantella as one of the students plucked a delightful instrument that looked like a small guitar. On top of getting to hear a concert I was also blessed to get a historic/cultural lesson in the background of some of the instrumental pieces. For example the latter one mentioned was an Italian song with a chilian twist to it that was played when one got bit by a spider and was shaking in convulsions.

In the middle of the performance there were songs played with select people singing or a soloist involved. One that really touched me was Your Daddy’s Son from Ragtime. In it was told a story about a boys father as his mother buries him in the ground. My heart was pulled as the lines “ I buried my heart in the ground” came into the air as the singer tells the story of this woman that has so much conflict and heart ache with burying her son.

The final half of the concert was kicked of with a glorious Kenyan song called Wana Baraka . The melody was so wonderful that one could almost hear drums in the background to this wonderful piece. Ending the concert was the song “Walk together children” which concluded with the chorus swaying and elevating the joy of its listeners.

Many people I knew took part in this wonderful event and I just want to say “thank you” . Your melodies and cascading harmonies were such a gift to me and i am privileged to call you my friends. Thanks for giving us a great concert .