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Ben and Esther’s musical exploits

May 10 violin recital

May 10, 2008
By Helen

The violin recital went very well today. As well as Ben and Esther playing their own pieces, Ben was asked yesterday if he’d accompany a student playing the first movement of the Bach Double Violin Concerto. Their teacher was supposed to accompany her but he’s been having back trouble so he asked Ben to...
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Looptopia performances

May 3, 2008
By Helen

Here are camera video recordings of Ben playing the last movement of the Tschaikovsky Violin Concerto, Esther playing the last movement of the Beethoven Violin Concerto and the Windy City String Ensemble (WCSE) playing the last movement of the Holberg Suite by Grieg. In the WCSE recording Ben is at the front playing the solo...
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Looptopia 2008

May 2, 2008
By Helen

The Windy City String Ensemble WCSE) – the string group my children play in – is performing at Looptopia tonight. Looptopia is an annual festival in downtown Chicago with festivities all night long. The WCSE is performing from 7:30 until 9 at the Chicago Temple. The whole ensemble plays from 7:45-8:30 with soloists performing...
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