Mel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wCZPScFfBA
Uploaded on May 24, 2009
Consider the Lilies at the Provo Tabernacle
Sung by Phoenix Luz, Accompanist Chris
She is from Brazil and sings in Portuguese.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Consider the Lilies by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Melanie wrote: I have always loved this song. I have the version that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings and I play it often.
Howards and Pearl Harbor
Utah students, veterans commemorate Pearl Harbor anniversary together
By John Hollenhorst
November 28th, 2011 @ 10:14pmhttp://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=18273115&title=utah-students-veterans-commemorate-pearl-harbor-anniversary-together
Thanks to money raised by the students, together they're reliving the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that took place 70 years ago next week.
The marching band from Timpview High School in Provo came to the Punchbowl Cemetery pay their respects to the 28,000 veterans of the Pacific who are buried there. Max Burggraaf, now 93 years old, also came from Utah, along with 90-year-old Ken Potts.
"This is a sacred place, and I have deep feelings about this," Burggraaf said.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, killing thousands of Americans.
The band played in the Punchbowl Cemetery and at memorial sites next to Pearl Harbor in ceremonies honoring the men and women killed on Dec. 7, 1941. Potts and Burggraaf were guests of honor.
They were there 70 years ago, when Japanese planes swooped in. Potts was aboard the USS Arizona. He went back by boat, with Timpview band members, to the Arizona memorial.
Potts stood in silence for 15 minutes, looking at the names of 1,100 shipmates who died here. Until five years ago, he never returned, "just because I didn't want to go through it again," he explained.
Burggraaf was on the badly damaged USS Nevada. She was deliberately beached during the attack so she wouldn't sink and block the channel. "It's pretty easy for me to get upset emotionally," he said, pausing with emotion, "when I think about these things."
The students have been rehearsing and studying history for 14 months. Along the way, they decided to raise money to take Potts, Burggraaf and their wives along.
"We all realized that this was bigger than ourselves, and this was for the veterans, and probably the only way that we could get close to repaying them for what they've done for us," said band member Nicole Hopkinson.
As the band played "Anchors Aweigh," two old Navy men rose to their feet and stood proudly.
"Being able to literally sit at their feet and learn from them has been a very powerful experience for all of us," said Dave Fullmer, Timpview High's band director.
When the students sat with the veterans in the cemetery, history seemed alive, memories deepened and tears flowed.
"This has been a wonderful experience," Burrgraaf told the students. "The music struck me. I felt it deeply."
"It's humbling. I mean, the way we've been treated is unbelievable," Potts said.
When their week is over, the students and survivors will fly home and gather next week at the Utah State Capitol to remember, once again, the sacrifices made 70 years ago on December 7.
Shawn wrote: Thanks. It was an obviously touching moment. I also watched some of the others. What a wonderful experience for them.
Kalen Howard wrote: Were famous! It seems like such a good experience for the kids to appreciate what we have... Is there another trip coming up where I could take my scouts?
Britt Howard wrote: Thanks for sending this to me. That was neat and probably a great experience for them. I watched the video and captured images of Megan carrying the flag and of the strange man in the sunglasses standing in the background.
He looks a lot like Brandon.
Yes, I will show my mom and dad.
Britt
Howards and Pearl Harbor
Here are two videos about the kids and Brandon at Pearl Harbor. One of them is the KSL story about the event. The other is the video of them singing the Navy hymn at USS Arizona. They practiced that song a lot, these are band kids, not choir kids. They sound really good though. Brandon's two grandpas and my grandfather served in WWII so this was a tribute to all three great-grandparents in a way for my kids. In the KSL story you will see Megan march out carrying the Navy flag, you will also see a familiar face in 80s mirrored sunglasses at the end, and in the pictures on the left hand side you will see Kyle and his clarinet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtBYQ1BJFV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uZlh9Lglf4 (Megan is the far left flag girl for the Air Force and holds the flag for the Coast Guard)
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTimpviewBand?feature=watch
There are more links on my Facebook and on the Timpview High School Band Facebook page to the parade and playing at the culture center. There will be another KSL story on Dec. 7 about them in more detail.
AnnMarie
(P.S. Britt, I don't have your mom's email address. Could you show this to her?)
We Missed
I don't know
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:54 PM, L H and Myrna Trauntvein <mandlht@msn.com> wrote:
What time?
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:09:25 -0700
Subject: Re: We missed
From: annmariethoward@gmail.com
To: mandlht@msn.com
At the Capitol on the 7th.On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:34 AM, L H and Myrna Trauntvein <mandlht@msn.com> wrote:Yes, I did and we did watch that but I am still put out with myself. I guess I am like a little girl and need daily reminders. Are they performing again when they get back?
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:50:52 -0700
From: annmariethoward@gmail.com
To: mandlht@msn.com
Did you see the video on KSL about Pearl Harbor? They have pictures on the left side from the concert. Also, they told Brandon that they would play a larger segment of the band on Dec. 7--Pearl Harbor Day.On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Myrna Trauntvein wrote:Just going through all of this calendar, I discovered that we missed the farewell concert. DRATS! Why was that?
Timpview PHP 20II Band on YouTube
 | The Timpview Band Pearl Harbor Project 2011 received special permission to perform "Eternal Father" on the USS Arizona Memorial on November 28, 2011 00:01:51 Added on 11/29/11 614 views |  |
Here are two videos about the kids and Brandon at Pearl Harbor. One of them is the KSL story about the event. The other is the video of them singing the Navy hymn at USS Arizona. They practiced that song a lot, these are band kids, not choir kids. They sound really good though. Brandon's two grandpas and my grandfather served in WWII so this was a tribute to all three great-grandparents in a way for my kids. In the KSL story you will see Megan march out carrying the Navy flag, you will also see a familiar face in 80s mirrored sunglasses at the end, and in the pictures on the left hand side you will see Kyle and his clarinet.
There are more links on my Facebook and on the Timpview High School Band Facebook page to the parade and playing at the culture center. There will be another KSL story on Dec. 7 about them in more detail.
AnnMarie
(P.S. Britt, I don't have your mom's email address. Could you show this to her?)
We love Todd
Lucy Jones wrote: Thank you for letting me know about Todd's stroke site, Myrna. Sounds like Todd is making the best of a bad situation like I always knew he would. He's always been such a good boy. We wish him all the best. We have a nephew on Nelson's side that this same thing happened to a few years ago at about the same age--different results and challenges--but he's hung in there and is doing quite well. He's gotten a lot of things back that the doctors said he never would. We had another nephew on Nelson's side that had a stroke at the same age also, and he could never get back to breathing on his own, so he passed away a couple of months later. It seems to be happening more and more often these days, for some reason. Thanks again. I'm thinking of you, too, and how difficult it's also been for you, especially with Todd so far away. Take care.....
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