West’s school chamber music concert was on Thursday. This is a student-led volunteer concert, with singing, solo instruments, classical and jazz small group ensembles and rock bands. West was part of a string quartet playing an arrangement of the William Tell Overture by Rossini. Here’s a video of it (West is in front on the …
Ben enjoyed being away for a few days in Peoria for the All State Honors Orchestra very much. A number of students from his school qualified to go. He spent time with them in between rehearsals. We drove down on Saturday to hear the concert. The orchestra was very impressive – it was the best …
Ben participated in the Elmhurst Symphony Concerto Competition last Saturday. We knew he didn’t win because they call the winners that day and he wasn’t called. Today he received his comments in the mail and the cover letter congratulated him on receiving an honorable mention (Ben gave me permission to open it while he’s away). …
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