STRING TIME; YOUNG MUSICIANS TO PERFORM.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer The killer B's - Bach, Brahms and Bartok - awaited Greg Fried's string musicians Monday as they returned from the weekend to rehearse re·hearse v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es v.tr. 1. a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance. b. for a concert that could become an annual challenge for the young performers. Fried was encouraging and demanding during the 50-minute session. ``Now you've done some really good playing, but I need to bring you back,'' he told the 60 musicians packed into a portable classroom at Lindero Canyon Middle School Lindero Canyon Middle School is a public middle school in suburban Agoura Hills, California. It is located west of Morrison Ranch district and north of Lake Lindero. It serves the entire city of Agoura Hills and is one of three middle schools of the Las Virgenes Unified School . ``Anybody can do a junior high concert. This is different. ``You've got to show the world that you're professionals.'' Figuratively fig·u·ra·tive adj. 1. a. Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical: figurative language. b. Containing many figures of speech; ornate. 2. digging into violins, violas, cellos and basses, the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders produced the proper tones and melodies often enough to reassure Fried. He noted, ``We have the makings of an excellent concert.'' The inaugural Stringfest to be held Wednesday in the school's Steven Capretta Memorial Gymnasium For other similar named athletic facilities, see . Memorial Gymnasium is the name of several athletic facilities across the United States:
cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. Strings beginners, the combined Cougar and Advanced Strings, and a smaller group from elementary schools elementary school: see school. in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. and Malibu - some 100 musicians in all. Conducting will be Eric Fried, an associate professor of music at Texas Tech University and the older brother of Greg Fried. With a paying crowd of as many as 300 expected, the young musicians could be forgiven a case of nerves. Yet several who also will perform solos said they are eager for the opportunity to perform in public. ``The more times you perform you get used to it,'' Kelly Bunch said of the pressure. ``With judges, they hear all the bad stuff. This audience will be fine.'' Kelly, with eight years on violin, will perform a work by Kreisler as the last solo before the finale featuring all the musicians. Derek Chang, with two years on violin, and Howard Chou, with only a year on the instrument, also seemed loose and ready to perform the concert's only duet, which will be a work by Mozart. ``We two are about the same. He's there to cover up my mistakes,'' Derek said with a chuckle. The musicians, though, know there's no place to hide Wednesday. The concert is intended to spotlight the string instruments This is a list of string instruments categorized according to the technique used to produce sound, followed by a list of string instruments grouped by country or region of origin. by leaving out all percussion, brass and woodwind instruments woodwind instrument: see wind instrument. woodwind instrument Any musical wind instrument that produces sound by either directing a stream of air against the edge of a hole or by making a reed or a double reed vibrate (see reed instrument). that form the balance of a symphony orchestra. ``One of the things I tell the kids is you should always sound good,'' Greg Fried said. ``It's stuff the audience will enjoy.'' Another challenge of the concert will be performing under an unfamiliar conductor. Eric Fried conducts the Lubbock (Texas) Youth Symphony, in addition to his post as assistant concertmaster con·cert·mas·ter n. The first violinist in a symphony orchestra. for the Lubbock Symphony. Greg Fried conducts the New West Youth Symphony, and he said Wednesday's concert is an important stage in the young musicians' development. The musicians, indeed, will only meet Eric Fried on Wednesday and have maybe 45 minutes together before the concert. Yet the skill of following the lead of both conductors and the written music is just another skill developed by the string prodigies. THE FACTS Stringfest will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lindero Canyon Middle School, 5844 Larboard Lane, in Agoura Hills. The cost is $4. Call (818) 889-2134. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Music instructor Greg Fried gathers his thoughts during a rehearsal Monday at Lindero Canyon Middle School. The inaugural Stringfest will be held Wednesday in the school's gymnasium. (2--Color in Simi Edition only) Instructor Greg Fried works with his strings players at Lindero Canyon Middle School. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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