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Stone Church Arts and Sonoterra present World String Orchestra concert
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Stone Church Arts and Sonoterra present World String Orchestra concert

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 — Issue 365

BELLOWS FALLS — A group of player/creators have gathered at Immanuel Retreat Center for the World String Orchestra Intensive led by Eugene Friesen.

This intense immersion into creating new repertoire for strings utilizing classical techniques plus folk and pop styles from around the world, improvisation, and collaboration will be on display in a public concert on Saturday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m., at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. Doors will open at 7 p.m.

The 15 players selected for this weeklong intensive will have worked together recording group improvisations as well as rehearsing repertoire from the library of Berklee World Strings in Boston.

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