Concert season

After a whole year without concerts, there was the big concert Asya played at. Then there was a run of outdoor concerts. Between those and final exams, poor Bogdan even ended up with blisters on his fingers from playing so much. But it was very fun, and I especially loved getting to hear our kids play.

There was a Family Day concert, where Raia and Asya played together. The original plan was for Will to play with them, but he didn't have time to prepare, so Raia's teacher accompanied them.

Then there was Vyshivanka Day and our music school year end concert. Someone didn't want to smile before we went:

Better version here

At that concert Bogdan sang with the bandura ensemble. (It was supposed to rain, so they didn't want to bring any extra chairs or instruments, which meant the youngest ensemble members didn't play.) Asya played her same piece from the big concert, but with piano accompaniment instead of orchestra. I did share video of those here, here, and here, although the quality is bad.

Next was the folk instruments concert. Raia played in several ensemble pieces. I really enjoyed seeing how much she has grown in performance. Last year she was so busy working toward graduating from music school, and then quarantine started, so I hadn't heard much from her for a long time. Bogdan played with the ensemble, and he really played. Before this he hasn't always kept up with the bigger kids; now he does. Asya also played with them for one song; they have won several awards for their performance of that piece.

And that's enough for now. I'll make a part two of Concert season....