Nancy Trudell, Intermountain Board member, recently coordinated with Chaplain Chris to once again bring the New Horizons Community Band to Tuesday chapel. The band has visited campus a number of times before, each time bringing energy and enthusiasm to their music and their interaction with kids and staff.
The band is made up of 52 community members, from a variety of backgrounds, ages and experience who enjoy playing together. This visit to campus was especially fun, because the program consisted of music from favorite Disney movies including Frozen, which is VERY popular with our children in residence. They also played a few marches by John Williams, composer of some very popular music from films such as “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”
Chaplain Chris billed the Spring Concert as a special visit from New Horizons, complete with “instrument petting zoo!” It was fun to hear from the children what they expected the “petting zoo” to be. Though no animals were involved, which disappointed one young man, all of the children’s eyes lit up when they learned that they would get a chance to play trumpets, percussion, trombones, and other instruments. Amidst the cacophony of noise in the gymnasium, it was clear that more than a few of our children have a musical gift!
The highlight of the afternoon was a “drum off” between one of our children and a member of his cottage staff. It brought joy to the hearts of all involved to see the children cheering for their peer as he played the drums, besting (at least in the children’s minds!) the staff member who wasn’t too shabby herself in keeping the beat.
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