A Talented Neighbor

My neighbor, Cate Stambaugh, invited me to the "Spring Fling" for her children's choir. Wow! In the beginning years of her choir she only had them sing, but she took a great course up at the University of Utah and learned that there is more interest if they get to do more. And the course provided her with ideas on how to accomplish that.

So they get to sing AND dance AND have speaking parts in a mini-broadway production for their spring fling. The scripts are pre-written and this year she used "S-Cool" for the older choir (9-14 yrs) which is about school, studying, and falling in love. For the younger choir (6-8 yrs) she chose "Bugz" and the costumes were so fun. The lead was dressed in black, with a pillow tucked in her back, dirty socks tied around her waist and a pair of shoes dangling from her neck. She was a stink bug, and she was the cutest little thing. There was a "fruit fly" with a colorful wrap around skirt and a bandana with flower and fruit in her hair. The boys were all dressed up in camoflauge with antenna protruding from their helmets and they were all carrying guns, because they were the army ants.

What a grand opportunity for the children to participate in something so fun. She has about 40 students and they were all involved. Lots of them are my neighbors and I loved every minute of seeing them perform.

The winter performance is more structured and they perform in choir robes. This was just plain fun. Next year I'll have to make myself available so I can be a part of the fun instead of just watching. She has the magic that brings out the talent in these kids and it just keeps getting better from year to year.