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Sunday, September 24, 2006

The Golden Strings

Tonight we enjoyed the first concert in this year's Dickinson Area Concert Series: a performance by The Golden Strings, a group of ten musicians from the Minneapolis, MN area. There were six violinists (one of whom was Clifford Brunzell, the founder and leader), one drummer, one string bass player, one accordionist, and one vocal soloist. Everyone was very accomplished with his/her instrument (even the soloists, who started off tentative but ended the night singing robustly); however, the spotlight was definitely on the violins. Those folks often left the stage to wander around the audience while still playing, some of them holding entire conversations with audience members without missing a note! They played all styles of music from all eras and incorporated humor in their song choices, their song stylings, or their song introductions throughout the night.

My dad and stepmother were in town for the weekend, so we took them to the concert, and they enjoyed it, too. My dad plays accordion, and he really appreciated the accordionist on stage and his abilities. The girls enjoyed the concert, too, although it kept them up too late on a night before school. And the house was packed in the Dorothy Stickney Auditorium on the campus of Dickinson State University tonight. It was great to see such support for the arts and to enjoy such great art for such an unbelievably reasonable price. Bravo!

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