Are you interested in seeing more photos of the Youth Orchestra as they travel throughout Argentina? Follow the link below to see the most recent photos taken by our WYSO parent chaperone, George Cao. We'll post the photos just as soon as we can, but don't forget to check back here to read about what's happening on the tour!
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Making friends through music
It was an absolutely amazing night at the Teatre Colon.
The buses pulled up to the theatre and we saw hundreds of people standing in
line to hear WYSO play their Mar del Plata debut concert. It was SRO by concert
time, guessing at 8:50 concert goers. Applause erupted after every movement. The
encore was repeated twice as the crowd clapped to the beat and demanded more.
We learned the local youth orchestra was there and many of them rushed the
stage afterwards to greet the kids. A group of them joined us at the restaurant
for dinner following the concert and played chamber music for us during dinner.
Co-Concertmaster David Cao joined in as well. The kids exchanged names and
Facebook friends were made. People cheered on the street as buses departed back
to the hotel. It was a magic evening in every way!
~Bridget Fraser
A chaperone's perspective
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It's
been a whirlwind few days here in Argentina.
The students' joint concert w/the Argentina National Youth Orchestra was
fantastic! They played so well together,
and the concert was enthusiastically received by the audience. There was even a contingent who gave WYSO a
standing ovation! And judging by the din
of voices at the pizza party afterwards, the students have made many new
Argentinian friends.
Yesterday
was a long bus ride to Mar del Plata.
It's cold here - lows in the 30s last night. But a warming trend is coming, and by the
time we're in Rosario, it should be in the 70s.
The students are off rehearsing this morning, and we chaperones are off
to infuse the local economy. It's our
duty after all!
Your
students have been amazing - you should be very proud of them. They're conducting themselve as wonderful
ambassadors for WYSO, Wisconsin, and the U.S.
~Ann Groves-Lloyd
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