My son’s orchestra, Philharmonia, gave a winter concert last night at the Tennessee Theater in Knoxville, alongside three other ensembles: Preludium, Sinfonia, and the Chamber Orchestra.
My kids goofing off after the concert
One of my friends has a daughter in the same orchestra and she films it. We are so grateful for her efforts. Here’s a link to the 2018 Philharmonia Winter Concert. My son is in the second violin section.
Once the camera stops panning around and settles on the conductor, you can see my son at the top left corner of the screen. His stand partner is one of the rehearsal assistants. She has blond hair and wears a black top.
My daughter poses after passing out programs
Their three pieces were unbelievably beautiful:
- “To Dance in the Fields of Glory” pays tribute to the military, their sacrifices and their meaningful lives.
- “Forever Joyful” describes the boundless energy a puppy has. The composer wrote it after he got a puppy.
- “Baila Conmigo” is Spanish “Dance with Me,” a fitting title for a tango.
The winter concert usually gets very challenging because of the weather and the flu season. Several school closings threatened to cancel two of our rehearsals and the director would have none of it.
We practice in a Knox County school, so when they are closed for weather or flu outbreaks, the youth symphony cannot access the building. Well, they came up with a solution.
One night, we went on the UT campus, in the beautiful Natalie Haslam Music Building. We have been there before for violin workshops and recitals, so we were familiar with the layout and parking. All things work together for good.
Back to the winter concert. My daughter’s orchestra passed out programs at the doors before the concert. They take their job seriously. They will start preparing a piece for the April concert, but until then they donned their concert attire and passed out programs at the doors.
