Peter and the Wolf

I will be performing with the Symphony next Monday. This will be a children's concert, where two elementary grades (usually 4 & 5 or 5 & 6) are bused in from the city schools and surrounding areas to the high school auditorium for a morning concert. The auditorium is usually filled for these concerts. Two thousand plus kids! The noise level as they march in and get settled is deafening. But, when the music starts, you could hear a pin drop in the audience. I always get a chuckle out of that.

I'm not playing for the regular Symphony concerts anymore (semi-retired), so I'm really looking forward to playing 'Peter and the Wolf'.