Chance has been in a choir performance at school all week. The choir sang for a performance of three classic musicals that the school put on. Students acted out scenes from these musicals and Chance and his fellow choir students sang and enhanced the performances of,"Phantom of the Opera," Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," and "Wicked."
I knew Chance was in the show, I saw him and his brother perform on Monday night with the entire family. It took us a while to find Chance that night as he was hidden from view behind some taller high school students. We didn't have a camera that night, but consoled ourselves with the thought that we would bring the camera to one of the other performances as the boys sang several times through out the week.
I attended again solo on Saturday night and was ready and waiting on the front row to capture marvelous photos of both Chance and his brother to permanently record this moment of their junior high and high school years. I found Chance's brother, he was kind of hidden in a corner, but by zooming the camera in and stretching, I managed to get some pictures of him. Then I waited after the intermission when Chance would be on stage to capture him on film. I looked as the choir stood to sing and could not see him. Then I searched the stage when the choir sat down but could not find my boy for the life of me. I began to doubt Chance. Chance had brought a good friend to the performance and I could not find him in the audience either. I started to wonder if Chance had missed the curtain call because he was with his friend and had not been where he was supposed to be. Then my mind wandered to how Chance's grade would be affected by missing his concert. Choir only has one way to have a term final, and that is to sing. I could not see Chance singing and envisioned him failing choir because he missed a curtain call and then could not get out on the stage to sing his term final in choir. In a desperate thought, I wondered if I could get Chance's brother's attention and begin a signing dialogue that would have gone something like this:
'Where is your brother?"
Chance's brother would glance around the stage, and not seeing his brother either, would shrug his shoulders at me as he started to wonder as I did if Chance would now fail his choir class.
I restrained myself from using such communications and did not cause a scene.
At the very end of the show, when the actors and actresses came out to bow, I SAW CHANCE.
He was wedged behind some highs school students in the bass section and could only be seen when everyone on stage started to move around and shift their positions. In a desperate attempt to capture him on film, I was able to get one picture to prove he was there. One. Then the ranks closed in again and Chance once more became invisible.
So, here is Chance in his term choir concert.
I love the fact that Chance has learned songs from these musicals and has fallen in love with a few of them. At least I can hear him sing around the house, since I could not hear or see him in concert at the school.
For the term final concert, I am sending Chance with a stool. That way I may be able to see him perform.
I knew Chance was in the show, I saw him and his brother perform on Monday night with the entire family. It took us a while to find Chance that night as he was hidden from view behind some taller high school students. We didn't have a camera that night, but consoled ourselves with the thought that we would bring the camera to one of the other performances as the boys sang several times through out the week.
I attended again solo on Saturday night and was ready and waiting on the front row to capture marvelous photos of both Chance and his brother to permanently record this moment of their junior high and high school years. I found Chance's brother, he was kind of hidden in a corner, but by zooming the camera in and stretching, I managed to get some pictures of him. Then I waited after the intermission when Chance would be on stage to capture him on film. I looked as the choir stood to sing and could not see him. Then I searched the stage when the choir sat down but could not find my boy for the life of me. I began to doubt Chance. Chance had brought a good friend to the performance and I could not find him in the audience either. I started to wonder if Chance had missed the curtain call because he was with his friend and had not been where he was supposed to be. Then my mind wandered to how Chance's grade would be affected by missing his concert. Choir only has one way to have a term final, and that is to sing. I could not see Chance singing and envisioned him failing choir because he missed a curtain call and then could not get out on the stage to sing his term final in choir. In a desperate thought, I wondered if I could get Chance's brother's attention and begin a signing dialogue that would have gone something like this:
'Where is your brother?"
Chance's brother would glance around the stage, and not seeing his brother either, would shrug his shoulders at me as he started to wonder as I did if Chance would now fail his choir class.
I restrained myself from using such communications and did not cause a scene.
At the very end of the show, when the actors and actresses came out to bow, I SAW CHANCE.
He was wedged behind some highs school students in the bass section and could only be seen when everyone on stage started to move around and shift their positions. In a desperate attempt to capture him on film, I was able to get one picture to prove he was there. One. Then the ranks closed in again and Chance once more became invisible.
So, here is Chance in his term choir concert.
I love the fact that Chance has learned songs from these musicals and has fallen in love with a few of them. At least I can hear him sing around the house, since I could not hear or see him in concert at the school.
For the term final concert, I am sending Chance with a stool. That way I may be able to see him perform.
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