Concordia Wind Quintet members Deb Harris (flute), Leigh Wakefield (clarinet) and Russell Peterson (bassoon) sat down with Julie Amacher to discuss their experience visiting schools in small-town, rural Minnesota as a Class Notes Artist.
The music performed in the performance chat was:
Russell Peterson: Five More (Not So Easy) Dances, II. Bossa Nova
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Trad. Polka
Harris, on playing for kids with Concordia Wind Quintet: "I think it's really fun because we do really enjoy each other as friends and we've been playing together for some many years. I was thinking at our last concert, we've been playing this piece for so many years and we still play it in a genuine, fun way, and I think that can't help but rub off on the kids. I think they see us having a blast, and so they have fun, too."
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