John on Oboe

A little more kid bragging:

John has been in a band this summer through the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven. The Summer Concert Band is made up of kids between the age of 12 and 18, so John was one of the youngest. He was one of five oboe players, which was very cool -- the first time he'd had a chance to play in a band with other oboists (for the school and state bands he was in, he was the only one), and he got to learn from some older, more experienced kids. It was a very good two weeks for him.

Their concert was this morning. John's favorite piece was a medley of music from the band Journey: the ever-present "Don't Stop Believing," followed by "Separate Ways," "Open Arms," and finishing with "Any Way You Want It."

Video below, for your listening ad viewing pleasure. (Excuse the constantly shifting angles. The woman in front of me was the mother of the kid to John's right, and her view was blocked by the conductor, so she kept leaning one way and then the other to get a view, so I had to keep dodging her head.)

Anyway, we're very proud of our boy.