Decatur’s historic Princess Theatre
presents the annual
VIOLINS! VIOLINS! VIOLINS! on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The annual
concert celebrates
excellence in arts education and features performances by students in the string
programs of the Decatur City Schools
and the Symphony School of the Huntsville Symphony
Orchestra and the Decatur Youth Symphony, directed by Jacob Frank. The concert is made possible by a grant from the Alabama State Council on
the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The
event is an annual tradition at the Princess Theatre as part of its partnership
in arts education with the Decatur City Schools. Dr. Ed Nichols, Superintendent of Decatur
City Schools, will welcome the young performers and the audience. Julie Noles, Director of Education for The
Symphony School in Huntsville, is programming the concert with young musicians
from the third grade violin program, featuring demonstrations from students at
Eastwood and West Decatur Elementary Schools. There will also be a violin,
dulcimer and guitar demonstration by students of Music Specialist Kay Grubbs
from Woodmeade Elementary School and a performance by the Decatur Youth
Symphony’s Apollo Strings and Solaris Strings. The concert is presented by the Princess
Theatre as part of its partnership in arts education with the Decatur City
Schools.
The
one hour concert is free and the
public is invited. A reception honoring
the young musicians follows the concert in the lobby.
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