Stringendo Concert

Those of you know that Jack plays the violin. On Saturday mornings for the last three months he is part of the Stringendo Orchestra School. Students audition to determine which level of playing they should be place in. All students auditioning get into the school. It's kids from all different schools and you get to meet new kids who are interested in the same thing you are. At first Jack wasn't quite sure about Stringendos because they stop and work on a specific piece until they get it right. He just wants to play. Now he loves it so much he looks forward to getting to practice at 8:45 a.m. on Saturdays.

It starts with Prelude, Intermezzo, Mazurka, Tarantella, Chaconne, and Vivace. Jack is in the Intermezzo Orchestra which practices for 2 hours every Saturday morning. This past Saturday was the winter concert for Prelude, Intermezzo, Mazurka, and Tarantella. The concert was simply amazing. The students did such a great job. I also loved that fact that it started on time and the audience was so supportive and very well behaved. Sometimes when you go to school concerts, parents and students really can be noisy.

I couldn't get any pictures because we were towards the back and when they play the only lighting is on the stage. But I will get a picture of Jack and his violin and post it as soon as I can. He has a few weeks off from Stringendo. It starts up again in mid January.