February 16th
Valentine concert warms the hearts of young and old
The musical talents of GUS’s fourth and fifth graders were appreciated by people aged from 4 to 90 during the latest in what may become an annual Valentine’s Day event. Led by our wonderfully talented music director Patty Clark, fourth and fifth graders boarded a school bus and headed first to the Harborlight Nursery School in Beverly and then to the Ledgewood Rehabilitation Center at Beverly Hospital to perform songs with a central theme of love. The program included classics by Elvis, the Beatles, traditional songs such as Scarborough Fair, Skiddermarink, You Are My Sunshine, A Bushel and a Peck, and more. The chorus was augmented by lively tap dancing, several solos were performed, and a fourth grade guitarist accompanied the group. Patients at Ledgewood were clearly moved by the performance, and there was not a dry eye in the house during the chorus’ heart felt rendering of Love Me Tender, Love Me Dear.
