Antlers Musical

On Thursday, December 11th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., the Barton Pond music program hosted its annual winter concert. Students performed the musical Antlers by Teresa Jennings and Karl Hitzemann. There were also performances by the Barton Pond chorus, percussion ensemble, and ukulele club. Chloe Yang, a cellist with the Triangle Youth Orchestra and a 4th grade student at Barton Pond, performed the national anthem and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" at the event. There was also a solo performance by Layna Holland, the first person in the history of Barton Pond to be selected to perform with the North Carolina Elementary Honors Chorus. The students did a phenomenal job at the concert and we are looking forward to having another amazing concert in the spring! Below you can see pictures from the event and hear Chloe playing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".

2025 NC Elementary Honors Chorus

On Sunday, November 9th, 2025, Layna Holland made history as the first student at Barton Pond Elementary to perform with the North Carolina Elementary Honors Chorus! Members of the 2025 NC Elementary Honors Chorus had the opportunity to work with Joshua Pedde, the executive artistic director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir, who was the clinician for the event. The students  performed the following songs at the concert: "Laudamus Te" by Antonio Vivaldi, "Shenandoah" arranged by Rollo Dilworth, "The Star" by Harry Richardson, "Now is the Time" by Leeann Starkey, "Hi! Ho! The Rattlin' Bog" arranged by Ken Berg, and "Sesere Eeye" arranged by Matthew Doyle. Layna had a great time representing our school at this event and we look forward to sending more students to be a part of this chorus in the future!

2025 Glow Party

   

On Friday, October 31st, 2025, our school had a glow party to celebrate reaching our PTA's fundraising goal! The Barton Pond percussion ensemble performed at this event with their electric green glow-in-the-dark drumsticks. The percussion ensemble did a great job at the glow party and they are looking forward to performing at next year's glow party!

 

2025 Raleigh Youth Choir Explosion

On Friday, September 26th and Saturday, September 27th students from Barton Pond participated in the 2025 Raleigh Youth Choir Explosion at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina! The delegation had the opportunity to sing with members of the Raleigh Youth Choir and their 4th and 5th grade peers from around Wake County. The students performed "One Candle", "Making a Paper Airplane", and "Raining Tacos" written and arranged by Andy Beck and "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" arranged by Steve Zegree". They had the opportunity to attend choral clinics with the following conductors of the Raleigh Youth Choir: Amy Davis, Bo Reece, Casey Eaton, and Aaron Brown. The students enjoyed the event and our rising 5th graders look forward to participating in the festival next fall! Below you can see pictures from the event.

        

Closing Out the 2025-2026 School Year

The end of the year for the Barton Pond music program was exhilarating! The chorus, ukulele club, and percussion ensemble put on a phenomenal spring concert on Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The chorus performed the musical Hats by John Jacobson and John Higgins. Our awesome 4th grade students also showcased what they learned in music class in their recorder unit at the concert. After the concert, we ended the year with an exciting party and award ceremony at Galaxy Fun Park in Raleigh, NC. Students had fun jumping on trampolines, eating pizza, and getting awards for their accomplishments in our music clubs. We look forward to putting on winter and spring concerts for the 2025-2026 school year!

Marvelous March

The Barton Pond Chorus had a great time making music in March! The group performed the song "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman at the annual Pieces of Gold show held at the Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh. The ensemble also hosted Sally Albrecht, a well-known choral composer, conductor, and clinician at one of their March rehearsals in order to prepare for their upcoming performance of her song "May You Always Have a Song", written with her husband Jay Althouse, in May. The students did a great job at the Pieces of Gold performance and we are looking forward to our upcoming spring concert!

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.