Today we had a little break from all of our orchestral playing. A special guest came to coach us on madrigals, which is a form of vocal music from the Renaissance. In addition to learning two madrigals with the entire orchestra, we were divided into small groups to prepare short madrigals on our own. We were told to present the madrigal in any form we wanted. Most groups involved instruments, some chose jazz, others involved acting and interesting "dance" moves. All in all, it was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed themselves.

In the evening, the entire orchestra presented the two madrigals. An excellent faculty concert followed. We are very lucky to have such an amazing faculty, and it is always a pleasure to listen to them perform.

As we enter week 3, it is hard to believe that next Thursday, we will be starting our tour. We have made a lot of progress, but we still have a lot of work to do!