By Matt Hamilton 3 min read

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Ryan Howard, 11, learns the ukulele as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Lisa Francisco, 10, left, and Audrey Lowenthal, 10, learn the ukulele as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Students practice a dance routine as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Michael Mitchell teaches a group of students a dance routine as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Ismael Sandoval, right, teaches a group of students as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Instructor Sarah Tortora, right, talks with Ryan Howard, 11, as she teaches the ukulele as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Students rehearse a song as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Hartley Forsythe, 10, right, learns to play the ukulele as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening. 
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Ismael Sandoval teaches a group of students as part of the Hamilton Sings! annual 5th grade chorus concert at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Chorus students from various Hamilton County elementary schools spent the day learning music and performed a concert in the evening.
