Happy Spring Break Everyone!! I hope you all get some much-needed rest and all the nasty cold and flu viruses that have been around decide to take a break as well! We are in our final concert of the season-preparation mode, and I want to say thank[...]
Congratulations, once again, on an impressive, well-prepared, concert performance! I am so proud of the diligence and perseverance you have all displayed, in preparing so much difficult music, in such a brief amount of time. Working with ALL of you [...]
Dear Harmony Chamber Orchestra Musicians and Families, I am so excited about our upcoming concert! I couldn't be happier with the camaraderie of this ensemble and the musical progress you have all worked so hard to accomplish. I enjoy working with[...]
Happy November! Wow, our first concert of the season is less than two weeks away!!! I could not be more thrilled with the progress this orchestra has made, which translates to the dedication and hard work of EVERY member of the orchestra! Please [...]
I. Overture- “A piece of music played at the beginning of an opera, or musical play”; in this case, the beginning movement to a suite of dances. II. Hornpipe- Any of several dance forms played and danced in Britain and Ireland, from the 16th [...]
Welcome to the Harmony Chamber Orchestra! It’s been a joy for me to get to work with you all these past two weeks, and I think we’re off to a great start. I hope that the pace of rehearsals and the amount of new material to learn does not [...]
It has been a busy, creative year of music making and learning here at the Flagler Youth Orchestra. As we begin the third and final semester of this school year, I would like to address the topics of individual practice and class attendance, and how[...]
As the date for our first FYO concert of the season draws near, I have been thinking a lot about what inspires students to want to learn to play a musical instrument and what keeps them motivated to practice, how families work through complicated [...]