playing the viola

last night we attended our friend's orchestra concert at julliard. she plays the viola with the saturday pre-college program. it's very intense, and we know how hard she has worked at her practicing and how diligent she has needed to be with her class attendance. it's a very competitive program . . . . 'nuf said. attending the concert last night is the carrot for all involved. the peter j. sharp theatre is a beautiful space to perform in, everyone was dressed elegantly for the occasion, and the students' playing was phenomenal . . breathtaking . . . the last piece they did was the overture-fantasy to romeo and juliet by tchaikovsky, and my friend marisa and i were moved to tears. truly amazing. they played a total of nine pieces. i think they only learned all of them in these past three months. (these student concerts at julliard are always free.)