Last Tuesday I spent all day at Drexel Hill Middle School conducting the District 12 Jr. High Orchestra. What fun - 110 string students, selected from the area school filled the stage and after a big day of work performed in front of a sold out auditorium. While we did several fun pieces, Leroy Anderson, Beatles, and film music, the highligths were the Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 and Mozart Symphony no. 25 in g minor. The tempo was blazing fast - unbelievably exciting. I knew I was crazy, but the 110 studetns seem to take it after me. This is a photo captured right before the concert by Allison Linton.
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My daughter, Mikaela, was in the orchestra (3rd chair cello) that day. The look on her face and the excitement that she came home with was truly rewarding. I want to thank you for not only inspiring these young musicians but also showing them how to enjoy their talent. In Mikaela's words "it was a great day and an incredible performance." Thank you again, her father.
I told the cellists that I am a cellist myself and I was partial, although I whispered it, so the others could not hear it. I love all strings though. It was a lot of work, but the intensity of the emotion and the performance were a thrill. Good luck to Mikaela.
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