Boot Camp - day 1

Here's a quick accounting of Boot Camp, day 1:

Registration went smoothly and quickly, thanks to Parent organization president Karen and vice-president Anne! We had 55 students who checked in yesterday - not bad!!!

After a quick introduction of who was there, we did some playing all together. The musical 'tasty treat' of the day was to challenge everyone to play "Seasons of Love" with the CD recording - we'll work on that more today, day 2.

We were treated to an amazing performance by the Schoenard Trio - Eleanora, Ashley and Chas. Eleanora played violin for the Beethoven and Brahms piano trios, and then picked up viola for the Dohnanyi trio. Ashley played piano and then violin. Chas is the cellist (who played the slow movement of the Beethoven most gorgeously!!). What talented, and nice, performers!

Then the WHOLE GROUP read 3 movements of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - a few too many people to do that for a performance, but great reading!

Chamber Orchestra's rehearsal was great - we read and worked on Benjamin Britten's Frolicsome Finale from Simple Symphony. The group took to it quickly - I think we'll 'perform' it on Thursday at the end of Boot Camp.

Day 2 update coming next... :)
~Ms S