Classy Lassie

 Classy Lassie
Let me start out this post by saying that I have three wonderful granddaughteers. I am very proud of all of them. Their artistic and musical talents make me wonder where they got those abilities. It has to be from my wife Cindy Morrison Beck. I often tease that it is a miracle for how great they are when I look at the gene pool.
My oldest granddaughter Celine Beck has a beautiful voice and plays the violin quite well. My youngest Hannah Yoder loves to draw, sing, and act in the school plays. My middle grandchild Moriah Beck loves to draw, has a vivid imagination, and plays the violin. She is the one I will single out in today’s post. Saturday evening I attended a musical event at the MonValley for the Academy Arts in Brownsville, Pennsylvania where Moriah was the solo performer. She played a series of musical themes in many genres from classical to movie tunes and Negro spirituals and hymns as well as more rural songs written especially for fiddles. I’m sure the music was selected to show her skill with the violin. Moriah’s mother accompanied her on the piano for one of the selections.This young Scottish lassie also tosses the caber ath eth Highland Games.
The one host had Morial hold up her instrument for the audience to see. The host pointed out that the neck of the violin had no frets and said that Morial had perfect pitch or she wouldn’t have been able to play so well. I’m not particularly fond of the movie “The Sound of Music.” Her selection of music included “Eidelweiss” and “The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music.” I’m not sure whether they were selected tto torture Grandpa or not. My daughter Anna Prinkey shouted “Encore” and of course there was a repeat of the “Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music.”
After the performance was over, she and Celine played several duets. Morial says he sister plays better than her. There was a “jam session” where several of the other attendees took out instruments played music.
 The hosts at the Mon Valley Academy provided refreshments. All in all, it was a very pleasant evening with my family. Thank you Morial for inviting me and thank you to the Mon Valley for the Academy Arts for providing a venue for poets, musicians, and other preforming artists.