Heather achieved the first-chair Cello seat back in January in the combined 7th/8th-grade orchestra. She then spent the rest of the school year defending her seat from challenges–something like a dozen overall. She’s enjoying playing and has actually practiced every school day all year.
The Saturday (5/17) after this concert (5/13) the orchestra competed in a “Music in the Parks” event, received a “Superior” rating, took first place in their division, and won the overall middle-school orchestra award across all divisions.