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April 14, Sat. Pre Twinkle & Twinkle play/workshop, American folk instruments 10 am - 11 at Goods
April  22, Sun. Earth Day Performance at Bayview Corner, Calyx booth, near Bayview Hall (also, L & L's 50th anniversary)
April 28 Sat. at 11 am  Linda's spring recital (& rehearsal for Youth in Arts) at Goods, all pre twinklers especially welcome
April 30  Strings Night at Youth in Arts at WICA, afternoon rehearsal at 4
May 6  May pole Winding at Tilth Sustainability Campus  all are welcome (Practice May Song & Swedish Walking Song)
June 1 & 2  Music Festival at SW High School, benefit for music & arts in the schools
June 23 & 24  SW Tilth Music Festival
June 26-29  Pre Twinkle Camp taught by Linda, at SW Parks & Rec
July 4 Maxwelton Parade, (Swedish Walking Song)
July 7 & 8 Choochokam
July 9- 13 Linda assisting with NWLA Japanese camp

July 21 Woody Guthrie !00th b'day celebration concert at UU outdoors, we'll play "This Land is Your Land"

July 26 & 27 Island Strings Summer "camp"/workshop (shortened this summer to 2 days) Pre twinklers especially invited


Teo Benson's benefit solo concert at the Cultural Center in Chacala was well-attended and as special as ever with clear, starry skies and waves crashing on the beach as the backdrop. His solo Bach concerto performance with the UAG orchestra in Guadalajara was a high point in Teo's career--a over-the-top rendition of two Bach pieces in the incredible Capilla Tolsa of the Cabanas Cultural Institute, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in downtown Guadalajara. Never to be forgotten. Teo has already been invited to return to teach and perform there!


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PRE-TWINKLE CLASS
 
with Parent, Teacher & Child
 
a four week session from Sat. Jan. 28-Feb. 18
for ages 3-7
taught by Island Strings teacher, Linda Good 
 
In Langley at the Commons
(back of Island Coffee House, 2nd St)
 
from 10-11 am
$20 per family
for violin, viola, cello, guitar
 
please call Linda to register at
221-6439
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Display from Island Strings at US Bank Langley up for 3 weeks in November
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Welcome Island Strings Participants & Families-
We have a very exciting year of events coming up! Some of these include, workshops in classical technique, fiddling techniques, and the general development of musicianship. There will be two solo recitals in which we hope to include many of the talented adult musicians we have on Whidbey as well as the younger students. We will participate in community events such as Children's Day on September 24th, and Youth in Arts in the Spring. There will also be holiday music parties and house concerts to go to. In order to cover costs at these various events such as insurance and advertising, we ask for a $15 activity fee. Checks can be made out to “Island Strings” and can be given to your teacher or sent to:
Elizabeth Lovelace
1150 Tanager Ln.
Greenbank, Wa. 98253

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Teo Benson

Teo Benson has a grant to teach violin to children of low income families. He is available for lessons on Friday afternoon at the Whidbey Island Waldorf School. Anyone interested should contact him at: violinteo@gmail.com This is a special opportunity. Please tell anyone else who might want to follow up on this.

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Karin Blaine

Whidbey Singer-Songwriter Karin Blaine will be presenting HOW TO WRITE A SONG, a fun 2-hour workshop providing a basic overview of songwriting components to anyone interested in learning how to write songs. This is a beginning level workshop with no songwriting experience required. The following will be covered: 1 - the elements of a song including melody, ‘the hook’, tempo, lyrical content. etc. 2 - identifying personal themes, style, images for development of individual songwriting style; 3 - understanding & supporting the creative process.
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Instructor: Karin Blaine,
www.karinblaine.com, blainebooking@gmail.com
Ages: 16 and up.

When: Sept 28, Wed, 7-9pm
Location: Coupeville Middle School Art Room, 501 South Main Street. Coupeville
Cost: $35
For more info:http://www.coupeville.k12.wa.us/community_education.html

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Cheiledh Chids

CEILIDH CHIDS - (pronounced kay-lee kids) An all-island string ensemble for young musicians led by Roxallanne Medley, will be holding auditions for returning and new members on October 5th. If you would like more information, want to schedule an audition, or have any questions, please email Roxallanne at rkmedley1@frontier.com, or call her at 360-678-3720.

Ceilidh Chids Rehearsal & Performance Schedule

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WHIDBEY ISLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA (under age 21) & COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA (adult) are recruiting new members. All instrumentalists are encouraged to participate. The Youth Orchestra is led by cellist Siri Bardarson and the Community Orchestra is led by South Whidbey High School music director, Chris Harshman. Both orchestras rehearse on Thursday evenings at South Whidbey High School from 6:00-7:30. Three regular concerts plus a holiday concert are planned. For more informantion, please contact Sheri Kelly: jameskelly1@juno.com, or 360-341-3130.

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Fidalgo Youth Symphony Orchestras begin rehearsals on September 15th at Salem Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon. FYSO is comprised of three skill-graded orchestras. If you're interested in joining, please see their web site (http://fysmusic.org/) for more information.

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Everett Youth Symphony Orchestras begin rehearsals on September 19th, 6:00pm, at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo. EYSO is comprised of four skill-graded orchestras. If you're interested in joining, please see their web site (www.everettyouthsymphony.org) for more information.

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Congratulations Talia!!
Island Strings violin teacher, Talia Toni Marcus, will be the strings teacher at Whidbey Island Waldorf School for the 2011-12 school year.

Last updated 14Sept 2011
| (c) Island Strings 2011 | Island Strings, PO Box 131, Langley, WA 98260 | email: llgood@langleywa.com |

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