Category Archives: Orchestra

I come from a very stable background; I lived in the same house my entire life. Most of the kids at BFA have a very different view of what “stable” means. To them, it might mean staying in the same … Continue reading →

The musical year finished with a bang. The Spring Concert was a wonderful mix of quality music performed by talented students. At the beginning, the middle school drums performed a short piece, followed by an opening prayer by our principal, … Continue reading →

Laughter The students learn a lot from orchestra class, but sometimes their minds are on everything but orchestra. Sometimes the only things on their minds are eating and sleeping. K.K. “Can we have a nap day today?” J.K. walks in … Continue reading →

This weekend, I think I had the last of the activities, concerts, performances, etc. It has been busy for the last 2 weeks, but it’s over now (until Spring Concert)! On Friday we had a guest cellist come in – … Continue reading →

We got back from Berlin and the dust had barely settled before the orchestra had a couple more performances! On Wednesday night, we played the Brandenburg Concerto No.3 at Tim Shuman’s farewell reception. He has been the director at BFA … Continue reading →

The Berlin field trip was an amazing time of music, Starbucks, sight-seeing, and laughter. We had a group of 2 girls, 2 guys, and 2 chaperones. Though we had an early morning flight, everyone was happy to be there. From the … Continue reading →

Today was the first official day of spring break at BFA. Though we had a short week, the first three days were very full. On Tuesday, I subbed for two of Rachel’s middle school classes. Her 7th grade life science class … Continue reading →

Today at 3pm we had our first Music Recital of the semester. It was my turn to give the introduction and welcome, so this is what I said: Welcome to this afternoon’s recital. I’m going to start us off by … Continue reading →