Sunday, March 13, 2022 by Nina Belle Durr | Uncategorized

Yesterday was a very unusual festival day -- it was scheduled to start at 9 am and finish by 3:30 and then with the snow forecast, some parents didn't want to come in the morning, so morning students were moved to late afternoon!  That meant the for the most part, the older, more advanced students played before the younger less experienced students and in my head, I stayed confused all afternoon!  HOWEVER, the good parts were that all of you were flexible enough to make the change and also I didn't have to get up so early!  I rather liked it in the afternoon, but if we had had anymore students it would have gone on too late--it was finished at 6:30 pm.

All of the students, not just mine, did a good job, but I was especially proud of YOU! I believe you worked harder and more consistently than any other year and I was no aware of anyone being too nervous.  You al handled yourselves like pros--announcing your pieces and taking you bows.  Not every student did that and it made me proud that you remembered that bit of recital etiquette!

Also, you performed well!  Some had slight imperfections, but all played confidently and sounded like they had really practiced and knew their music well.  Thank you for your hard work.  Everyone gets to add 5 points to the points bank for festival, so that may mean some gold cups for some of you!  Well done "Master Musicians"!