The giggling redhead in the middle is my niece, Hannah. She’s my little protege, except that she’s already better than me at more than a few things! She runs, she bikes, she swims, and she sings. And boy how she sings!
Katie and I had the chance to catch her last concert of the season, with the Kettering Childrens’ Choir, at the beautiful and prestigious Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. To call this a kids’ concert would be a disservice. These young vocalists wowed a packed house with a complex repertoire of music far beyond the level of most kids their age, and left us all beaming with pride. It was a performance I would have happily paid to see, even if I wasn’t related to one of the singers.
Hannah has just started summer track season, where she’s budding into a sprinter, and auditioned for the next highest choir in the KCC ensemble. It’ll be a lot of fun to watch her progress over the coming years!