December 2022

​December 2022
 
I am so excited for my students.  They performed exceptionally well at their concert on December 20th.  For the first time ever, I had the ensemble go out and perform an unconducted piece in true Baroque, chamber music style.  The students did an amazing job. They watched, listened, followed the concertmaster (Noah) and played a very musical performance.  While I am exhausted and am very much looking forward to vacation, musically, I am excited to get back to work on new repertoire in January.  I am truly dreading graduation this year as I am losing so many strong players.  The third period orchestra has come such a long way in just 3.5 months.  They are such a quiet bunch; I am struggling to pull them out of their shells.  They are eager to learn and are definitely improving, but when it comes to critique and/or comparison, they are very silent, and few will volunteer any answers.  I am hoping that this improves next semester.