NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2021
Cost to participate: $80
For New Participants:
A link for a registration form will be emailed to you once your registration fee has been received. Click the button below to pay your registration fee on our Square site. Scroll down on the page until you see “String Sinfonietta Spring 2021 Registration”
For Returning Students:
Click the link below to pay your registration fee for the Spring 2021 term. You will not have to re-submit a registration form for this term.
Rehearsal Schedule
- Rehearsals will begin on Saturday, March 6th.
- Rehearsals will occur every Saturday through May 1st.
- Location: Berean Baptist Church (517 Glensford Drive)
- Rehearsals will be 1 hour every Saturday from 9:00am-10:00am
To Participate:
- Students MUST wear a mask at all times
- Students will be in groups of 10, and will be seated socially distanced.
- No parents allowed inside.
- Drop off/pick up will be in the back of the church. Pick up MUST be prompt. We cannot monitor students standing around in groups waiting for pick up.
- Temperatures will be taken as students enter.
- Students may bring their own stand. Chairs and stands will be wiped down by student at the end of rehearsal.
- If you are feeling sick, DO NOT COME to rehearsals.
A fun new orchestra for students 13 and under who have some experience playing strings. This will provide students the opportunity to excel in a collaborative setting with weekly rehearsals, coaching, and masterclasses by professional FSO musicians.
As students learn and polish their music, they will be invited to perform at events around the community including recitals and Festivals.
About The Directors:
Monica Thiriot, FSYO String Education Coordinator: Monica began playing the violin with the Suzuki Method when she was 6 years old. She graduated from all 10 levels by the time she was 14, and two years later, she received her first Suzuki training to become a teacher. As her private studio grew, she received additional Suzuki teacher training from John Kendall and Jeanne Grover. One of her favorite things to do is to put together groups where youth can create music together and perform throughout the community. Her groups have performed at many festivals, fundraisers, and other community events in New York (West Point Youth String Club), Maryland (Suitland Strings), North Carolina (Hope Mills/Fayetteville area), and Texas (San Antonio). She is excited to return to Fayetteville and work with the Fayetteville Academy and Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra in creating a new youth program for this area. Monica graduated from the University of Utah where she was able to study music and receive her degree in Elementary Education. She is in her 3rd season of playing the violin with the Fayetteville Symphony, and has 4 children who also play the violin. Her family can be seen around town performing for the Arts Council, the LaFayette Society, and at different fundraisers.
Laurel Wachtler, String Sinfonietta Coach: Laurel Wachtler, violinist, has taught private lessons for eight years in her private studio, as well as Snyder Music Academy, and Edwards Music. She has been the instructor for the violin classes at First Impressions Academy for three years. Her students have participated in the Middle School Youth Orchestra (MSYO), Cumberland County Youth Orchestra (CCYO), Junior Eastern Regionals, (JERO) as well as Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra. Several students were selected for the finals and have won prizes in the Kiwanis Talent Show.
We Wish You a Cha-Cha Christmas
Ghostbusters
American Fiddle Medley
Sahara Crossing
African Adventure
Take Flight
For more information, please email education@fayettevillesymphony.org.
