It's been quite a week of music. Bode's youth orchestra conductor wanted all the string players to "audition" using various parts of the pieces of music they are working on. I think this is just so he can best sit the students do everything sounds the best. This is Bode's first year in the big orchestra, so we told him not to get discouraged if he isn't sitting in the "prime" locations. We are very proud of his progress--he is playing with high school kids in this orchestra, and he has plenty of years to really develop.
The first video is from the Egmont Overture.
The next two videos are from parts of the Barber of Seville.Finally, a piece from something called Appalachian Morning.
Tomorrow, Bode has to go up to the school and do some recordings for an audition for the All-State band with his trumpet. These auditions are more stressful. For the above movies, we could have as many attempts as we wanted. For the All-State auditions, he gets a maximum of three attempts. He's worked very hard, and we are proud no matter what happens. Stay tuned!
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