A string family affair

Thursday concert series kicks off with classical, entertaining quintet

ALEXIS CANELO Reporter @alexiscanelo_

They play a quick four notes and ask the audience to guess the theme song. The audience is silent. Professor Garineh Avakian-Akkus exclaims “The Simpsons!” The String Family Players finished the song for the audience.

From the Simpsons theme to Bach, The String Family Players know how to keep an audience engaged. The String Family Players are a quintet consisting of two violinists, a cellist, and a bassist. The first concert of the semester was held in the performing arts center on the Art Hill at Pierce College. Doors opened at 12:45 pm and closed promptly at 1 pm.

The quintet began their performance of a string rendition