FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Contact: Carole Drury
Phone: 882-7767
E-mail: cdrury@wiscassetschools.org
WISCASSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERFORMS SPRING CONCERT
MAY 10, 2024 (Wiscasset, ME) –
Wiscasset Elementary School kindergarten, first, second and third grade students presented the
“WES Carnival of the Animals” on May 9th for the community. Students were excited to perform
on the school stage for their families and friends.
Kindergarten and first grade students opened the show with several songs including “Monkeys,”
“Ten Fish in the Sea,” “Elephants Have Wrinkles,” “Bought Me a Cat” and “Puppies.” Two other
favorites were “The Cow Says Meow,” which featured students in animal masks making the silly
sounds of the mixed up animals and “The Three Little Kittens,” where a few kindergarten
students acted out the song as the rest of the children sang.
Following that was the second and third graders presenting their portion of the concert.
Because they will be taking a field trip to see the Portland Symphony perform pieces from
composer Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals,” students performed some of the
pieces from the musical suite. They included “The Royal March of the Lion,” “Fossils,” “The
Aviary,” and “The Aquarium.” There were also a few songs about animals that were not part of
the original suite. Those included, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which featured students playing
the classroom Orff instruments; “The Dinosaur Walk,” where some dancing dinosaurs were
roaming the stage, and a favorite, “Crocodile Rock.”
The finale was presented by all students singing and dancing to “The Chicken Rap” while
wearing chicken hats that they created in their art class.
Students worked very hard to memorize all the music and movement for this show and the
audience congratulated them on their successful performance with rousing applause!
On May 23rd, the WES fourth and fifth grade chorus, beginner band as well as the WMHS
chorus and band will perform their concert for the community at Wiscasset Middle High School
at 6:30pm. Please join us!
Thank you to our Wiscasset community for continuing to support music in our schools as it
remains a vital part of each and every child’s education.
