Ta da :~)

Charlotte, Pat, Suzanne and Brandon

The happy (and relieved) music teachers

(photo: Xandie)

"All's well that ends well"; and actually, the beginning and middle went very well, too. The kids did a terrific job (as usual), most of the details were worked out ahead of time, and I felt that everything was under control and a good representation of what a successful string program should look and sound like. 

For the record:

Elementary Beginning Strings

French Folk Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional

Old MacDonald Had a Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Folk Song

Mozart Melody and Variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Traditional

Elementary String Orchestra

English Morris Dance . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional/arr. Noah Klauss

La Rejouissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.F. Handel/arr. Richard Meyer

Sneakin’Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Van Ryswyk

Dragon Slayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rob Grice

El Roble String Orchestra

Overture to William Tell . . . . . . .G. Rossini, arr. Sandra Dackow

Emperor Waltz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Strauss, arr. Merle J. Isaac

Dance of the Tumblers . . . . . .  . . . . . . N. Rimsky-Korsakoff,arr. Sandra Dackow