Violinists tune their strings and cellists rosin their bows. Bassists adjust the height of their instruments and violists practice swift arpeggios. With a raise of his arms, new band director Kurt Lucas silences the deafening racket, and in one swooping motion, commences the day s session with a c-scale. Only Violinists tune their strings and cellists rosin their bows.
Bassists adjust the height of their instruments and violists practice swift arpeggios.
With a raise of his arms, new band director Kurt Lucas silences the deafening racket, and in one swooping motion, commences the day s session with a c-scale. The eighth period class is a catalog of new beginnings, as new teacher Kurt Lucas, replacing retired band director Raymond Harry, conducts Montgomery Blair s first-ever symphonic orchestra. This new class has been positively acclaimed by students, particularly violinists, violists and cellists, who, before the creation of this string ensemble, never had the opportunity to showcase their talent in a Blair classroom setting. The symphonic orchestra is open to anyone dedicated to making music. Some class members have been studying their instruments since elementary school, while others have never played before coming to Blair.