It's that time of the year when the junior high school orchestra students need to perform a solo. I have been getting together for practices with the three students who have asked me to accompany them--and they all play a different instrument.
Kiersten Pope plays the viola.

Ralph Thompson plays the violin.

And younger brother, Michael, plays the cello.

Wish I could say we had flawless performances this evening, but there were flubs during all three of them. Oh, well, this could assure that I don't get asked to help out next year...