He Blew It

...the oboe, that is. And it was beautiful. Last night I was honored to be present at Joel Foster's Senior Recital. He is graduating from East Central University with a Bachelor of Science in Instrumental Music Education degree. This recital was in partial fulfillment of the requirements for his degree. Joel was one of my first Bible class students when we moved to Sand Springs. I think he was in 5th grade. I attended one of his very first band concerts in 6th grade. He's come a long way, baby. Joel was also a part of our Mexico Mission trip last summer that created a close bond within the entire group. So three of us, Terri, Janet and I, drove the 2 hour drive to Ada last night to be a part of this important event. During an intermission we discussed our previous experiences in music. Terri played the sax, Janet the flute. I recalled playing the xylophone when I was 3.

Yeah, that's a new double chin I sporting. Hope you're all happy after telling me for years that I needed to gain weight. And what's with the chubby cheeks? I even think my nose has gotten bigger! Oh yeah....we were talking about Joel....I get side-tracked.

We teased that we only came so we could see him in a tux. And might I say, he was very debonair and shy and self-conscious at the same time. "Oh come on...no more pictures."

This was Joel's concert, with a little help from some friends. These were the musicians that accompanied him on various pieces (or "movements" as the program labled them....as previously mentioned, I don't pretend to know much about music).

It was a lovely evening and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it. Thank you Joel, for the invitation.