Summer String Workshop to be offered Aug. 10-15

Rainy Lake Community Orchestra to stage the free workshop at Ranier Community Building

Rainy Lake Community Orchestra will offer an opportunity for youth and adults to participate in a free Summer String Workshop Aug. 10-15 at Ranier Community Building.
Visiting professional musicians from the United States and Canada will share their experience and expertise with lessons and instruction. Private and group lessons, quartets and ensembles, Youth Orchestra and Adult Orchestra will be offered. The lessons and small groups are scheduled according to skill level and available free time. The Rainy Lake Youth Sinfonia rehearses daily, Sunday through Thursday, at 4 p.m. and the Rainy Lake Orchestra for adults and advanced musicians rehearses at 5:30. Young students who are able to play advanced musical literature are also welcome to play with the adults; beginning adult students may play with the youth. A concert, free and open to the public, will be presented at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at Ranier Community Building. The workshop is sponsored by Rainy Lake Community Orchestra, The Borderland Community Orchestra, the City of Ranier and various Friends of the Orchestra. Registration is not required; interested musicians may just come to the first rehearsals. For more information, contact John Faith, 286-3281, Marcia Bringedahl, 286-3318 or Jane Barthell, 283-9567.