'Picnic in the Park' at Maple Hill School

The third and fourth grade students at Maple Hill School presented their annual Picnic in the Park Concert on Wednesday evening in front of their school building. Parents and friends brought along chairs to sit in the driveway and grassy circle in its center to listen to the students perform the many pieces they had carefully prepared. Families were encourage to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy on the grounds of the school before the concert and Subway on New Haven Road donated a portion of their sales to Maple Hill.

Third grade general music students sang "I Let Her Go," "Way Down Yonder In the Brickyard," "Fed My Horse," "Trail to Mexico," "Four White Horses," "The Old Carrion Crow," and "I Don't Care if the Rain Comes Down."

Recorder students performed a selection of short pieces that included the iconic "Hot Cross Buns," Au Claire de Lune" and of course, "Shave and  a Haircut."

     
The Choral Students sand "Jambo" with cue cards that told the many ways that children of the world say "Hello." "The Underground Railroad Songs," "Kalinka," and "Don't Worry Be Happy" rounded out their program.

Fourth grade students in general music took to the risers facing the crowd to perform next. Their selections included "Sail Away," "Cape Cod Girls," "Haul Away Joe," "Going to Boston" and "Side by Side."

Their recorder selections included more difficult pieces like "Champaign Branle," "Norwegian Dance," and "Blues in D" with David Campbell on the piano.

The Choral students closed the show with "Chariot's a Coming" and "I's the B'y."

Congratulations to the Maple Hill music teachers Robert Trosan, Alice Unschuld, and Mr. Campbell for a great concert. Thank you to the teachers who came back to school to stage manage the event.