November 2015 Vol. XVI No. 2
Providing a challenging, fully integrated music experience for the young musician because of support from people like you.
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Thank you for giving Livvy a chance to "play more" By Amy Rowley, SOGO parent
My daughter, Livvy, asked me at least four times for violin lessons. She is not a kid who ventures into new activities lightly. She is thoughtful and sure of herself in specific situations. I suspect that it was my personal shortcomings caused by my own short-lived junior high band career that made me ignore her first three requests. Without intention, I was putting my own minimal musical talents ahead of her interests thinking “no one in our family is ‘good’ at music.” But Livvy is good at music. Livvy started private violin lessons when she was six. She virtually has not missed a lesson in four years. She has never battled against practicing or asked to give up the violin. Instead, she asks how she can play more. She eagerly performs at family gatherings and even offers video chat concerts when ("Play More," cont'd on p. 2) grandparents are far away.
You Made Lemonade
As you read in the September newsletter, SOGO lost a grant this year that we had successfully been awarded for many years. You heard our plea to help make up for this loss in our funding and responded generously, turning our lemons into lemonade. "Our donors stepped up to help ensure that even with the loss of a grant, we were taken care of," says Krina Allison, SOGO Executive Director. We thank you for your support and invite you to come to the November 1 concert to hear your donations in action. Krina will be waiting at the entrance to thank you in person, so make sure you stop and say hello!
Get Your Latin Groove On "It is great to introduce these Latin American rhythms to the kids." ~ Liz Ward
Media on the Mezz: Follow along as we live-tweet our season concerts at Twitter.com@SOGO_Oly.
Get your Latin groove on at the November 1 premiere of In the Past, a concerto for brass quintet and orchestra. The piece is based on Latin rhythms and was composed by Mark Thome at the direction of SOGO's Liz Ward. "I wanted a piece with Latin rhythms that would intrigue audiences and would be fun for the audiences to listen and musicians to (Groove, cont'd on p. 2) play," says Ward.
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