Concert for the Class of '65

In the Summer of 2022 my high school classmates and I went back to the high school auditorium where we first came together as a class 60 years earlier. That afternoon I sang a number of songs I wrote for them. The three people I sang with for the first time six decades earlier joined me one more time on that stage. Our time together that day was a chance for us to create new memories in a place that held so many memories and dreams.

Podcast episodes

  • Class of '65 Concert - Part 1

    (Episode 1)

    In MORE SONGS AND STORIES FROM HOME Mark Pearson shares a belief that we are all in this together, more alike than different, capable of finding common ground in the stories we share and the songs

    Picture of Mark Pearson singing on stage at the Class of '65 concert

  • Class of '65 Concert - Part 2

    (Episode 2)

    In MORE SONGS AND STORIES FROM HOME Mark Pearson shares a belief that we are all in this together, more alike than different, capable of finding common ground in the stories we share and the songs

    Picture of Mark Pearson singing on stage at the Class of '65 concert

  • Class of '65 Concert - Part 3

    (Episode 3)

    This Episode contains more songs written for individual classmates.

    Mark on stage at the class of '65 concert

  • Class of '65 Concert - Part 4

    (Episode 4)

    This Episode contains more songs for classmates.

    Class of 65 #4 Podcast image: close up of Mark singing into a microphone on-stage

  • Class of '65 Concert - Part 5

    (Episode 5)

    After singing songs for my classmates I began to talk about my experiences in high school. I laughed as I told them that my high school experience might be summed up in four words.

    Class of 65 #5 Podcast image: Mark and 3 classmates on stage

  • Class of '65 Concert - Part 6

    (Episode 6)

    It was something special to return to my high school.

    Class of 65 #6 Podcast image: A view of Mark on stage from back of auditorium

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