Bravo, Chelsea-san!!!

This past Sunday, our dojo's very own Chelsea Tipton II, currently 1st Kyu, conducted his final concert as Resident Conductor of the Toledo Symphony. He will be moving on as Music Director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. A good number of Aikidoka attended his farewell concert to show support as well as enjoying good music. Appropriately entitled "The Stars Align for the Toledo Symphony," the concert included special performances from Doc Severinsen, Mark O'Connor, David Shifrin, the Toledo Youth Orchestra, the Toledo Youth Orchestra Sinfonietta, and the Toledo Symphony School of Music. Congratulations, Chelsea-san, on your extraordinary performance, on your achievements with the Toledo Symphony, and on your contributions to the musical community in this town. And for now, good luck on your upcoming Shodan test!

Here are some photos from the concert:

Chelsea with Doc conducting one of the numbers...


Could switching to Geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? Does Chelsea play a mean clarinet?


During the intermission...

We were laughing because Sensei was making fun of me for not paying my ASU dues on time.



And now, the finale...


Gassho.