Monday, December 19, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops with The Nutcracker!

Polonaise, from "Christmas Eve" by Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov


I am so proud of my brothers Brett and Brayden, who play with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra!  On December 18, 2011, the GGFSO and Director Alexander Platt teamed up with the Grand Cities Children's Choir and the North Dakota Ballet Company to share the Christmas spirit with their annual Holiday Pops concert at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.  I am happy to share this gift of music with you to spread the Christmas joy!  Enjoy the videos from their concert.  Merry Christmas!

The Enchanted Lake by Anatoly Lyadov


Sleigh Ride (November) from "The Seasons" by Tchaikovsky

 
Troika (Sleigh Ride) from "Lt. Kije" by Prokofiev

 
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson

 
All is Well by Michael W. Smith

 
Christmas Carol Sing-Along arramged by Finnegan

 
Let There Be Peace On Earth by Sy Miller


The Nutcracker, "The Magic Castle" and "Clara and the Prince" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker, "Chocolate (Spanish Dance)" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Coffee (Arabian Dance)" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Tea (Chinese Dance)" and "Trepak (Russian Dance)" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Dance of the Mirlitons" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Mother Gigogne and the Puppets" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Dance of the Flowers" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Dance of the Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Tarantella" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky


The Nutcracker, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky

Monday, December 12, 2011

VIDEO: Meet a Future Member of the Speech Team!

Most of my friends know that I enjoy forensics.  Public Speaking.  The Speech Team.  I compete in Humorous Interpretation and Story Telling, and from time to time, Drama, Prose, Poetry, Original Oratory, Informative, and even Great Speeches!

This year, there will be five Drevlows competing on the Lincoln High School Speech Team-  me, Brett, Brayden, Brock, and Brielle.  We spend lots of time practicing our pieces together and working with our coaches and mentors.  Its lots of fun.

But...what many of you don't know...is that we have a feeder program at the Drevlow house!  We also work with our younger siblings to get them ready for the future!  Here is a little flavor of our future team member, our sister, Bralynne, who is currently in Kindergarten and very excited about Extemp. Reading and Prose!  Just to forewarn you Story Tellers out there-  she has several stories, too!  Enjoy!