Dueling Concerts

We were so close to having Owen & Nora's DC Youth Orchestra winter concerts converging into a single event. Alas, at the last minute DCYOP decided to hold Nora's concert six days prior to Owen's at a different venue in another ward. And while that may imply we should have two separate posts for each unique event, we decided to merge them into one if, not as god intended, then at least we as parents with packed December schedules had hoped.

Nora, currently first viola in Sinfonia D, got to debut her glasses while playing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Mozart's Serenade and Dance. They were all really nervous beforehand, but did a pretty amazing job and I think even Nora was surprised by how good they sounded.



Owen, now second cello in the Young Artists Orchestra, was finally sitting where he was actually visible during a performance. Joined by his friend Gabriel, they played Gluck's Overture in D Major and Prokofiev's Troika. Later in the program, they combined the Repertory and Young Artists Orchestras to perform Tchaikovsky's Two Dances from the Nutcracker which was a festive way to end the concert and DCYOP's season.