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30 JULY 2007:
ISIS LEONARD RISES TO THE RED BOWTIE
23 JULY 2007:
NORA HICKEY, CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNER, FEATURED AT CONCERT
16 JULY 2007:
ZACH STASZEWSKI WINS MHS' NATIONAL CHORAL AWARD
17 DECEMBER 2007:
STRINGS UNDER GLASS
The program featured such Suzuki staples as the Bach double concerto and the Seitz 5th; but, refreshingly, the group played many non-Suzuki Holiday selections. We heard a fine Carol of the Bells, a lively Dreydl Song, and nice setting of Silent Night. There was also a gorgeous What Child Is This?, which I wish I had for my collection. I think the arrangement may originally have been for boys' choir; its parts translated very well to violins.
In fact, most of the concert was polyphonic, a notion typically anathema to the Suzuki method. For part of the performance the violinists were dispersed around the room and in the aisles among the audience, in small groups covering each part. It was a fine effect, and a good glipmse of what these students can do when they play outside the box.
10 DECEMBER 2007:
AN AFTERNOON OF CHAMBER MUSIC
3 DECEMBER 2007:
NO FROZEN BRASS THIS YEAR
(most of) the 2007
Solstice Brass
The image shows, from left to right: Frank Ransley (SB 2003 - 2007, AITDJB 2004 - 2008), Frank Ransley (SB 2007), Autumn Leonard (AITDJB 2001 - 2008, SB 2001 - 2007), and Quinn Leonard (SB 2001 - 2008, AITDJB 2001 - 2007). Kolin Walker is walking out of the photo. The bank was snug and warm, but we decided not to deal with the bonfire. However, a few castoffs from these music groups may, or may not, have gone to bonfire anyway, to sing carols to the McWorkers.