Category Archives: Orchestra

This semester, there are 5 students in high school orchestra. It started out as 2 violinists and 3 cellists, but then we added a violinist and lost a cellist so now it’s 3 violinists and 2 cellists. It’s a fun … Continue reading →

Kaffee und Kuchen, or coffee and cake, is a typical German afternoon tradition, especially on Sundays. Last Sunday I had my Intermediate Orchestra kids over for Kaffee und Kuchen. Of course, most of them are a little young to be … Continue reading →

At the end of last year, I found out that Marit Swanson was going to be coming to BFA. I knew she could help lighten my load a bit, but I was honestly a little worried that she would be … Continue reading →

Even though it’s summer, there are a few BFA non-boarding students in town. It’s a real privilege to be able to hang out with these kids and their families. This school is definitely different than my public school back in … Continue reading →

On Saturday, Katie and I took our beginning orchestra and band kids to Europa Park as an end-of-the-year celebration of all the work they have put in to learning a new instrument. Europa Park is a theme park, similar to … Continue reading →

March 28-31 was our 29th annual Music Festival. The Strings performed on Tuesday, the day after I got back from Madrid!  I watched my private lesson students perform solos for 2 judges (Kristi Dahlstrom in the morning and Peggy Stuckey … Continue reading →

The second to last weekend in March was the ACSI Honor Choir and Strings Festival in Madrid, Spain. Evangelical Christian Academy (ECA) hosted the event, bringing in a college-level choral conductor to coach the choir. I coached the string quintet … Continue reading →

Sunday was a day full of music! I took my Intermediate and High School orchestras to a church in Guebwiller, France. The church has several connections to BFA, and last summer one of the elders asked me if I could … Continue reading →

Here’s a glimpse into my life these days: Sunday morning I’m taking a trip to France with my High School and Intermediate Orchestras. We’re playing for a church service in Guebwiller. Next week I have to fit all my lessons into … Continue reading →