May 10th, 2008 | by Helen | published in General updates, Music
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 step [...]
May 3rd, 2008 | by Helen | published in General updates, Music
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 that [...]
May 2nd, 2008 | by Helen | published in General updates, Music
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 with [...]
March 13th, 2008 | by Helen | published in General updates
Esther’s school orchestra concert was a couple of days ago. It went fine.
Esther is the one with the headband on to the left of the conductor.
Here’s a camera video clip of a short solo Esther had in Pavanne by Faure, arranged for string orchestra.
Esther’s solo
March 9th, 2008 | by Helen | published in General updates, Music
In the afternoon we attended (most of) the violin teacher’s recital - Ben and Esther weren’t actually in this one. They’ll probably be in the May recital: Esther playing the last movement of the Beethoven Violin Concerto and Ben playing the last movement of the Tschaikowsky.
In the evening we went to the piano teacher’s recital. [...]
February 23rd, 2008 | by Helen | published in General updates, Music
Ben participated in the regional finals of the North Suburban Math League competition today. He tied first for individual, came first for calculator round and was second in the two person round. So he will go onto the state competition in April for individual and calculator.
Ben’s judges’ comments from the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition [...]
