Report from the Road:

Orchestra Holds Workshop at Oregon School

The President's Page Blog is pleased Kendra Hill, a 3rd-year Biology major from Lacombe, has agreed to submit regular updates as CUC's orchestra tours and performs through BC, Washington, Oregon and California.   

The last couple of days have been a whirlwind of driving and concerts. On Wednesday we drove from Portland to Bend, Oregon, where we arrived just in time to perform a school concert at Three Sisters Adventist School. 

After the concert, the orchestra members taught some of the students in a short workshop session. The school is trying to start a music program and we hope our performance inspired the kids to learn to play musical instruments and to stick with them.  As with any skill, to be a musician takes a lot of patience and hour upon hour of practice.

That evening we performed a concert in the Bend SDA Church, where we were well received. Then it was back to the school where we stayed in the gym for the night, but not before playing some volleyball to get the blood flowing after sitting all day.

Thursday morning was our earliest yet: we were packed up and on the road by 7:30. Most of the day, over nine hours, was spent driving from Bend to Ukiah, California. We passed through moist forests, snowy passes, desert scrub land and gorgeous hill country. 

We arrived in Ukiah just in time to warm up, have a quick meal, and change for the concert. Although we love playing, all were glad when the concert was over; it had been a long day.  Four more concerts remain before we head back towards home.