Daily Orchestra Performs

Last Thursday March 24th the Daily Orchestra Program gave an informal concert to friends and family at Federal Hill House.  The students had been working hard since the performance party in January, and they were excited to share their repertoire, which included a version of Dona Nobis Pacem involving both singing and playing, an arrangement of the second movement of Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, and a class favorite “Moonlight Tango” by Richard Meyer.  Several students also performed solo pieces they had been practicing in their private lessons.

Cello Student Nicole performs a duet with Daily Orchestra Program Director Adrienne Taylor.

As our students continue to grow they are starting to tackle more complicated pieces.  For this performance our violins divided into two separate sections, first violin and second violin (just like professional orchestras!).  The new pieces also showcased a variety of techniques, like going back and forth between pizzicato and arco (plucking with fingers and using the bow) and trilling from one note to another (a fast movement for the left hand fingers).

It’s been exciting to see our students’ progress over the course of this school year.  I can see them growing quickly both as musicians and as thoughtful human beings.  We have some exciting projects in the works for our final performances of the year, and we look forward to sharing them with you at the end of the year Gala on May 24th!

–Lisa Barksdale, Resident Musician