We took the kids to the free preview concert by the Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra . I really enjoyed it. Jun Iwasaki, the violin soloist, was fantastic. David Hattner, the conductor and music director, did a great job. We listened to Variations on America by Charles Ives (orchestrated by William Schuman) and Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" by Leonard Bernstein. We left during intermission. We learned that Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra was America's first youth orchestra. It was founded in 1924 by Mary V. Dodge, a schoolteacher in Burns, Oregon. Links to explore: http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/musicApprHSU.html http://www.squidoo.com/musiclapbook http://www.squidoo.com/orchestraunit http://homeschooling.about.com/od/musicorchestra/Orchestra_Resources.htm http://webspace.webring.com/people/bt/thephunnyfarm/alice.html http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/orchestra.htm http://www.homeschoolshare.com/bach_bi...
"I am the Vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5) It is our desire to always abide in JESUS CHRIST, our Lord and Savior, and to bear much fruit...hence "Fruitbearers." "The fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, and SELF-CONTROL. Against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23