All-County Chorus 2025

On February 7th & 8th, 2025, a delegation of students from Barton Pond attended the 2025 Elementary Honors Chorus event for the Wake County Public School System. The students were able to sing with other 4th and 5th grade students from around Wake County and work with Dr. Lauren Saeger, a distinguished choral clinician. Students performed "Never Give Up" by Rollo Dillworth, "Dum Spiro Spero" by Kara Stacy Bedwell, "Onomatopoeia" by Mark Burrows, "How Doth the Little Crocodile" by Mark Burrows, and "Here Comes the Sun" arranged by Matt and Adam Podd. The students had a great time at this event and we are looking forward to participating in this event again next year! Below you can see pictures from the event.

2024 Winter Concert

On Thursday, December 12th, the Barton Pond music program hosted its annual winter concert. The chorus and our 4th graders performed the musical Elflandia by John Jacobson and John Higgins. That's right. Barton Pond Elementary turned into a land that was full of elves! At the concert, there were also performances by the Barton Pond ukulele and percussion clubs. The students did a phenomenal job at the concert and we are looking forward to hosting our spring concert! Below you will see pictures from the event.

2024 NC Symphony Field Trip

 On Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024, the 4th graders at Barton Pond attended the annual North Carolina Symphony field trip. Students heard works by Beethoven, Haydn, Bates, Coleridge-Taylor, Rossini, Tate, and Tchaikovsky. The students had the opportunity to sing the song "America, the Beautiful" with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. We had a great time at the Meymandi Concert Hall listening to the orchestra play and I look forward to going on this field trip again next year!

2024 Glow Party

On Friday, October 18th, 2024, the Barton Pond PTA hosted its annual glow party event for the students of Barton Pond. The students worked hard and were successful at reaching the PTA's fundraising goal! The glow party was a fun and exciting way for the PTA to celebrate the students for reaching the fundraising goal. The students had fun dancing, singing, playing games, and socializing with their friends at this event. The Barton Pond percussion club was able to perform at the glow party with their electric green glow drumsticks. The club did an amazing job during the performance and we look forward to participating in the event again next year! Below you can see pictures from the event and the ukulele club in their glow shirts on the morning of the glow party.

2024 Raleigh Youth Choir Explosion

 

On Saturday, September 28th, 2024 a delegation of students from Barton Pond attended the annual Raleigh Youth Choir Explosion Festival! These students had the opportunity to perform with 4th and 5th grade students from around Wake County and hear members of the Raleigh Youth Choir sing. At the event they performed "Tongo" arranged by Greg Gilpin, "Al Shlosha D'varim" by Allan Naplan, "Thunder!" by Sally Albrecht, "Haida" arranged by Henry Leck, "When I Sing" by Tom Shelton, and "Furaha" by Sally Albrecht. The students had a great time performing, having pizza, and socializing with friends at this event. We look forward to participating in this event again next year!

End of the Year Party 2024

 On Friday, May 31st, 2024, the Barton Pond music program had their annual end of the year party and award ceremony at Galaxy Fun Park! Students received awards for participating in the chorus, percussion ensemble, and the ukulele club. Students also received awards for displaying leadership and excellence in music clubs. There was a pizza dinner at this event to allow students time to celebrate and socialize with their musical friends! We had an amazing time jumping on trampolines, dining, and celebrating the accomplishments of the students in the Barton Pond music clubs. We are looking forward to starting another great year in the fall!

Birthday 2024

I had a great birthday today! I want to thank the students and staff of Barton Pond for making this a great day!