Music students from nearly a dozen communities were in Batavia today for a strings workshop sponsored by the Genesee Symphony Orchestra.
The goal of the workshop was to prepare students to play in a concert April 29 at Elba Central School alongside members of the GSO.
Maestro Raffaele Ponti led the workshop assisted by string teachers Jonathan Jaeger, Andrea Meier, Annie Wright and Claudia Diebold.
While most of the students were children, adult students were also welcome.
Students attended from Perry, Pavilion, Elba, Batavia, Albion, Brockport, Pittsford, Wyoming, Middleport, Le Roy and Corfu.
The two pieces practiced today were "Dance of the Tumblers" from the "Snow Maiden" by Rimsky-Korsakov and "Barcarolle" from "Tales of Hoffman" by Offenbach.
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Looking for a music instructor who can teach anyone interested in an instrument with strings? Jonathan Jaeger (pictured) is your guy. Our son took violin lessons from him from the age of 6 to probably 10 or 11. He is very talented, extremely patient, and just a genuinely nice guy.
Claudia Dieboldt.
Claudia Dieboldt.