CR South Orchestra Trip 2019

The Orchestra is 105-member strong and will be busy preparing great music for a number of performances this year.

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We are back home safely, but if you want to feel like you were in Spain with us, check out the video of our entire concert in Granada provided by parent Matt Ford. Our CR students sound professional! https://t.co/mN7lqeYabg

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We are coming home today after 9 magical days in Spain. My officers and I are celebrating our last performance yesterday in Toledo. We performed in 3 concerts, toured 5 cities, had beautiful weather all 9 days, and had the time of our lives- memories to last a lifetime!

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Our last full day in Spain in front of the Toledo Cathedral.

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Group 2 at the Royal Palace in Madrid!

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The CRSO looking good in front of Alhambra right before their concert. The Granada audience gave them a standing ovation for almost 5 minutes. I believe they touched the souls of many people today.

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The CRSO just performed at the famous Auditorio Manuel de Falla in Granada. The acoustics were wonderful. The audience gave us a standing ovation! Here is the start of Malagueña

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A nighttime view of Alhambra

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We are at Alhambra today in Granada! The orchestra performs tomorrow at the de Falla concert hall. Of course we are performing a piece by de Falla called El Amor Bruja.

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Our exchange concert in Sevilla was a resounding success! Here is an excerpt from Scheherazade. We also met and performed with members of the Aljarafe Youth Orchestra! We are more than thrilled!

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We are at the Plaza de Espana to begin the tour of Sevilla. Our first concert with the Youth Orchestra of Aljarafe is tonight.

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We have arrived! Spanish Orange trees are everywhere. We are in Merida to see the best preserved Roman ruins. Next stop- Sevilla!

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@RepBrianFitz @CouncilRockSD Congressman Fitzpatrick, thank you for your kind well wishes and wonderful comments made in Congress. We are truly inspired!

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We are all on our buses and headed to the airport! Everyone is just a tad excited. Adios CR.

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Gov. Wolf sent us a wonderful Proclamation Letter and US Representative Fitzpatrick read a proclamation last week in Congress!

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So excited to take our orchestra to Espana! Here is a pic of Alhambra in Granada with the concert program and locations of our performances.

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Tomorrow is the big day!

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Here is a movie about our upcoming trip to Spain - https://t.co/CjhzhLl7CS