the neffs take the stage

it's not like it's an irregular occurance. since we were little, we have been watching the neff family shine like stars on the stage. operas, symphonies, choirs, chorales, plays, and piano performances - each one of these four lovely neffs has independently graced the stage and wowed audiences for years.

well, last night we witnessed a grand and soul-feeding performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah. and, it just so happens that stan (head of the household) neff was Elijah himself. and, elizabeth (daugther and second born of the family) had many a breath-taking solo as well. and, anna (elizabeth's lovely songbird cousin) took the stage with her own set of arias and recitatives. we were only missing marian and matt, and it would have been a royal flush. it was like old home week in the audience...i think there must have been 15 or 20 of us church folks cheering them on. and it was worth all 3 1/2 hours of wooden-pew-sitting!

stan the man

anna and elizabeth

i wish i could have gotten a better shot of this tiny little girl (not neff related), who got all dressed up for 8 seconds of a solo. her face was priceless.

father and daugther duet-ing together

elizabeth, singing alto in a quartet aria (the other two of the foursome are on the other side of the stage...i CAN count.)

the starlet cousins

sibling...

rivalry...(matt made sure to mention he wanted copies of this one.) :)

it kinda makes one sick how talented these people are...but then again, there's gotta be someone in the audience, right? it's a treat and an honor, indeed. we love you, neffs! thank you for sharing your musical heritage with us.