The Curtain Drops

I have been so proud of my two sons these past two years in Baku, Azerbaijan, as their music talents have truly blossomed. They were fortunate to have two teachers at their school who were enthusiastic and talented musicians. Having these teachers gave the opportunity to bring out talent in the students that might otherwise have gone undiscovered. My son Anton already loved bass guitar before we came here, but my younger son Alex only played piano. It was only by watching the bands in action here that Alex decided he wanted to play drums.

The two teachers had always had a 'teacher band' at the school, and until this year they had never had a student join them, but they decided to have Anton join their band this year, and they half-jokingly called themselves 'Anton and the Ants' for all of their performances. The core members were my son Anton and the two teachers, but as the year progressed they more and more often had other student musicians and singers rotate through for various songs.

The videos on this post are from the very last concert of Anton and the Ants, at the Sunset Cafe in Baku on June 14. We are leaving Baku in a couple of weeks, moving on to our next posting (and Anton to college!). It was a fun and bittersweet performance, knowing these fast friends would not play together again.
It was especially wonderful to have both of my sons play together, which doesn't happen very often. Below you see Anton on bass and Alex on drums.
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