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More than 200 G.I. Public Schools musicians featured in Spring String Fling
More than 200 Grand Island Public Schools musicians in fifth through 12th grades will perform at the annual Spring String Fling at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at Walnut Middle School's gym, Director Christa Speed said.
The fifth-grade orchestra comprised of students from all 14 Grand Island Public Schools elementary schools; students from Barr, Walnut, and Westridge Middle Schools; and the Grand Island Senior High School String Orchestra will perform at the concert.
The Grand Island Senior High School Orchestra's performance of the "Concerto for Four Violins" by Antonio Vivaldi will feature senior violinists Suzanne Higgins, Lauren Shoemaker, Laura Steele, and Leslie Steele.
The concert will conclude with "Scherzo Dance" performed by the elementary school, middle school, and high school orchestras. Marla Rischling and Christa Speed are the orchestra directors.
The concert is free and is open to the public.
For more information, contact: Christa Speed, orchestra director, Grand Island Senior High School, (308) 385-5950,
cspeed@gips.org
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