Field Trip to the Lansing Symphony

     Last Friday, March 1, the second-grade students went to the Lansing Symphony concert.  We left right away in the morning at 8:45.  We took busses to the Wharton Center at Michigan State University.  When we arrived, we went into the auditorium right away.  It was huge!  We listened to Dvorak's New World Symphony.  He was from the Czech Republic in Europe.  During the concert, we got to listen to each instrument.  The basses played Jaws.  The cellos and violins played Lady Gaga.  The piano played the Peanuts theme song!  At the end of the concert, they played When the Saints Go Marching In.  After the concert, we returned to school.

Brad said, "The first song reminded me of rain."

Arianna liked when the violins and cellos played Lady Gaga.

Camden liked the end of the concert because they played really loud!

Kari said, "I liked the Charlie Brown song."  Quinn liked that song too.

Saige enjoyed the basses playing the Jaws theme song.

Tieler noticed the spotlight in the back of the auditorium.

Faith said, "I liked it when they got loud and soft during the last song.  It was really good and kind of like a theme."

Becca liked that they started playing right away when we walked in.

Kailieonna said, "My favorite part was when the music went slow and then fast."

Ethan said, "It was very interesting how all of the instruments sounded together."

Rowan noticed that the lights on the pillars looked like eyes!  Rowan also liked watching the conductor.

Julia enjoyed watching the conductor use his stick to point to each instrument.

Leo liked the English horn solo.

Ben said, "I really liked how they played When the Saints Go Marching In at the end because I had heard it before.

Laura liked how the instruments had a good melody.

Hailiee liked how the English horn sounded.

Ryleigh enjoyed listening to the woman sing in another language.

Andrew enjoyed all the instruments playing together.

Jenna thought it was cool watching the conductor.  He was telling the instruments what to do.

Jack didn't have a favorite part.  He just liked the whole entire thing!

Kaden liked listening the to the 14-year-old boy who played a violin solo.