MS Awards Ceremony
I had the privilege of presenting a tribute and an award for the middle school ceremony. A tribute is a short description honoring an 8th grade student and calling them to transition well into high school. I was able to present a tribute to Devon, my cello student! We even matched unintentionally.
Since I was there for the tribute anyway, I presented the Middle School Musician of the Year award. The recipient was one of the Seussical cast members. He has been very involved in several areas of the music department this year. He’s a hard worker!
Award Ceremony (High School)
Suzanne was sick, so she was unable to be there to present the high school Musician of the Year award. I had the privilege, therefore, of honoring Ben, an outstanding violinist whose character and Christ-likeness outshine even his impressive violin playing. Though he studies violin in Strasbourg, he comes to me for advice or encouragement or just to discuss his latest piece. Through our conversations, I’ve seen his depth of faith. Here’s the last paragraph from my speech:
Ben doesn’t boast about his ability, but uses it to point others to Christ. This reminds me of the verse in 2 Corinthians 10 – ‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.’ BFA may boast of Ben’s talent for him tonight (because he won’t boast of his own), but all the glory ultimately goes to God who created Ben and the music he so beautifully plays.
It is my hope and prayer that musicians at BFA come out with not only the ability to perform and play music well, but to honor God through their music-making.
