West Hartford Cultural Council, funded by family donations, has brought countless amazing shows to perform for the students. Here are links to just some of the guests we have heard and seen:
Taikoza, the Japanese music and dance group at:
Karim, the Middle Eastern percussionist:
Brian Gillie:
Hip Hop Dimensions:
http://www.yaconn.org/artists/study-guides/Study%20Guide%20-%20Hip%20Hop%20Dimensions.pdf
Ginga Brasileira:
02-animal-habitatsHere are some 3rd grade class compositions from years gone by. These should be some good blasts from the past!
Now that there is a new blog, I’ve put some Webster Hill Chorus recordings from previous years here. Enjoy!
This is a now old recording of Josiah, At the time, he was in 3rd grade. This is a recording of him playing “The Speed of Sound”. You can tell he practices!
Here are some 5th graders from a few years ago singing a class favorite canon, “Hey Ho, Nobody Home”
Listen to the Webster Hill Chorus singing “Hark, the Summons!” from our Winter Concert. The arranger is Mr. Rob Hugh, composer and teacher from Wolcott Elementary School. Our students enjoyed studying and performing this piece. Thanks to Mr. Hugh for permission to post this recording.
Our Brownies in Troop 441 helped write a song with one of our very talented Webster Hill parents, Liz Grabber. I think you’ll love it!
Some Time With You
I’ve been waitin’ all day to spend some time with you/See your smilin’ faces/Share a laugh or two
‘Cause when my sky is cloudy and the world’s gone gray – a little bit of you goes a long, long way
(chorus) You’ve got me singin’ a new song – the kind that makes the world wanna sing along/ I’d climb a mountain, swim an ocean or two – just to spend some time with you oo-oo, just to spend some time with you.
So here we are together/Can’t wipe this grin off my face/ We’ll stay here all afternoon/ Never wanna leave this place
‘Cause when my sky is cloudy and the world’s gone gray – a little bit of you goes a long, long way (to chorus)
Our 5th graders are singing the classic “Vive L’Amour” with some additional verses they have written. Enjoy!
Here is a great song composed by Stacie, a 4th grade02-seasons
student, called “Seasons”. It took us a long time (ok, it took ME) a long time to get this one up for you to listen to. Thank you for your patience, Stacie! -Ms. H
01-a-world-of-differenceHere are the words for our school song, “A World of Difference” by Joseph Martin. Enjoy!
Verse 1
It takes the sunshine and the rain to help a garden grow,
The sun and moon together work to make the ocean flow,
Our strengths are in our differences, the gifts we have to share,
And together we can build a better world for people everywhere.
Chorus
We’re the colors of the rainbow, We’re the stars up in the sky.
No two of us are quite the same and here’s the reason why,
We all have a purpose and a special place to serve.
For it takes a world of differences to make a difference in our world.
Verse 2
Mountains need the valleys, the water needs the sand,
And we all need each other to lend a helping hand,
So we must work together, we can’t do it alone,
Yes, we all need each other to make this house a home (to chorus)
Click below to hear some Webster Hill 5th graders sing our school song!
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