Holiday for Strings

Bless the people who came up with this idea!!

Holiday for Strings is the Christmas concert for the orchestra.  It includes all the orchestra students from beginning 5th grade up until 8th grade.  South Bay Elementary (and another one that I can't remember right now), Chinook Middle School, and North Thurston High School.  350 students (half that of the whole Orchestra programs in North Thurston School District).

Each of the groups gets to play their songs.  They even had the teachers play a song (outstanding!!).  Then they all play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (One of the ones the 5th graders CAN play) as a finale with the older students and the teachers playing a more elaborate version.  Very enjoyable hour and a half!!

All the performers...

 In three...

pictures. 

 I was going to stitch these three together in a panorama, but it is pretty low on my priority list right now.

Jonas- 6th Grade Viola

 Miriam- 5th Grade Violin

 Caleb- 8th Grade Cello

SOMEbody gave Elijah the camera to keep him quiet. 

Back to your regularly scheduled program.

The concert was held in the North Thurston gym (the only place big enough to fit everyone), Home of the Rams (more photos courtesy of Elijah)

There is a rumor started by Caleb that at least some of the concert was put on youtube.  But I can't find it.  If he can produce an address I'll forward it on for you who are interested.