Heather Ainsley
ECB Publishing, Inc.
On Tuesday, Dec. 21, the Jefferson County Homeschool Association performed their Winter Concert, a strings and band program that took place at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Monticello, located at 325 W. Washington St.
The concert showcased a variety of instruments, including violin, cello, bass, piano, percussion, clarinet, trombone, trumpet and flute. The band and string ensemble students showed their talent, performing a total of 17 holiday-themed songs, including well-known favorites like Beethoven's “Ode to Joy”, and “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.” Together, these students helped bring the holiday season to life, just in time for Christmas.
This year's Winter Concert was directed by Patricia Shartran and Kristine Joubert, with a narration of “T'was the Night Before Christmas” by Heather Boyd. For the string ensemble, performing with the violin were Charles Boyd, Madeline Carlan, Allie Dollar, Danika Lee, Adolai Scott, Corie Watts and Julie Zelek. Performing with the cello were Tessia Brookins and Josh Holley. On bass was Reid Brookins. Piano was played by Maggie Boyd, and percussion was performed by Nicholas Brookins. For the band, performing with clarinets, were Hunter Benton, Tessia Brookins and Cheyenne Henderson. On trombone were Nicholas Brookins and Tre Scott. Percussion was played by Adolai Scott. Trumpet was played by Josh Holley and Benjamin Wallace, and the flute was performed by Dakota Henderson and Angela Holley.
For more information, call Tammy Brookins with the Jefferson County Homeschool Association, Inc. at (850) 210-3653.
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