Goose bumps at the 14th. New Years concert

Both young and old voices were buzzing in the Kulturhaus Beseda in Hrádek.  Over 200 guests were filled with excitement during the big performance.  From 10:00 to13:00, the New Year of 2017was heralded by 170 German, Czech, and Polish pupils from the Schkola school organization.  Current themes such as Peace in Europe were musically addressed through song, dance, and recitation. Many moments gave us goose bumps:

• Goose bumps during the Czech version of HALLELUJAH by the children’s choir from Lidicka Elementary School in Hrádek
• Goose bumps during the country dance by the little ones from the kindergarten in Jablonné
• Goose bumps during the stone song by the little ones from the kindergarten in Lückendorf
• Goose bumps during the European dance and drum presentation from Schkola Ostritz
• Goose bumps during a violin and piano piece, rounded off with a candle dance
• Goose bumps during the song by the pupils from Bogatynia
• Goose bumps during the solo violin piece after the break
• Goose bumps during the lit up aerobic performance from Cvikov
• Goose bumps during the teachers’ choir piece from Pastelka in Rumburk
• Goose bumps during the piece entitled, “Music and Dance Against Violence and War,” by Schkola Oberland
• Goose bumps during the song entitled, “If I were sorry,” by the pupils from Bogatynia
• Goose bumps, as well as a desire to join in, during the second aerobic presentation from the school in Cvikov
• Goose bumps during the concluding piece by the guitar group from our hosts in Hrádek

For the 15th New Years concert, we will meet once again next year in Zittau, where the New Years concert tradition for the whole Schkola school organization began in 2004.