Entries by VYOA Staff

The Paris Performance

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We just played our first concert in France! Our venue, again, was amazing. Amazing, but really different from the last hall. The hall in Quebec City had clear acoustics where we could hear everything cleanly; here in Paris, we played in l’Eglise de la Madeleine, a very old and majestic church with a very echo-y […]

*Editor’s Note

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Please scroll back down into previous blog posts for updated information and photos. As the students continue to submit their posts and imagery, I’ll do my best to insert it chronologically. Enjoy! –LMC

Americans in Quebec…and then Paris

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Bonjour tout le monde! Today we left our  hotel in Québec at about 11 am. After doing a final sweep of the rooms, the hotel staff declared our rooms “marveilleuse” (marvelous). Only one student forgot an instrument! The busses dropped us off in the square by the Château Frontenac, the most photographed hotel in the world. […]

Au Quebec!

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Sightseeing in Quebec City Our first concert in another country! We played in the Palais Montcalm in Québec City last night- it was an amazing hall. Our audience may not have been very big, but it was so much fun to play in the hall anyway, I don’t think we noticed. This hall was acoustically […]

The Last Minute

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Yesterday was the last full rehearsal day at the Music Center. The mood was decidedly upbeat. In between large sections of music one could hear Troy’s voice bobbing up and down in volume and the laughter of the students on stage. Late in the afternoon, the students gathered for VYO senior recognition – kind of […]

Friday Night Lights

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How about the VYO “Bon Voyage” concert on Friday night at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts? It was an apex of concerts, for a variety of very good reasons. The orchestra soared effortlessly through the program: Corigliano’s Voyage, lush and haunting; Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, as serene as the sea. Drake […]

Bonjour Mesdames & Monsieurs

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The air in Elley-Long Music Center is electrifying as we orchestra members become more and more excited about our trip. I’m sure that the rest of the orchestra also feels this. Yesterday at the lunch break during rehearsal, my friends and I discussed how much we were looking forward to eating baguettes and pâté. And […]

Meet the Blog Team

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The VYO Blog Team (pictured) met briefly during a break in today’s rehearsal to sort out the details of creating the tour blog, which is somewhat of a new experience for all of us. The ten students involved have volunteered their time and talent to create this online diary, armed with their cameras, a laptop […]