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| Past Performance Highlights! Christmas CD Relea se Concert - November 28, 2009 Once again our CD release concert was a dream come true. We had been working on our Christmas/winter themed album for a year, and the anticipation was high! We packed Gladstone Christian Church fellowship hall with nearly 300 people, so if we ever do another CD we'll probably have to look for a bigger place. The music was beautiful and it was special for us to have our recording engineer, his wife, and our co-producer share the stage for a couple of numbers. This was the only concert where we actually got to perform all the instruments on the CD - including bass recorder, soprano, alto, tenor and bass crumhorns, hurdy-gurdy and hammered dulcimer. We girls enjoyed our increased vocal harmonies and the audience loved every minute of it. It was an amazing evening and we praise God! Below is a video of highlights.
Oak Hills Presbyterian Church - January 2, 2009 
This concert was the highlight of our 2009 Christmas performing season! We immensely enjoyed sharing the stage with the Knopp brothers: David, Joshua, Eric and Justin. Highstrung String Quartet played a set of Christmas favorites and classical string quartets, then we played our set of traditional and celtic Christmas music. We united at the end to play God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen and O Come All Ye Faithful. We had a wonderful time getting to know Highstrung - we shared many similarities as young homeschooled musicians. The audience loved every minute of it!
Pittock Mansion - De cember 12, 2008 We had a delightful time playing again at the mansion this year. Our dear friend, Kami, came along to do a much-needed photo shoot for us. (The only disadvantage to being young musicians is that you change so fast you need new photos every year!) We didn't have a lot of tourists come through, but that was fine with us because it made it easier for our wonderful photographer.
Sydney's Cafe - June 14, 2008 Performing at this modish coffee shop was a delight! We charged admission for the first time, planned two forty-minute sets, and waited to see who would come. The variety of music was fun for us to play, and we had an enthusiastic audience. Sydney's had a delicious selection of pastries and drinks for folks to purchase. I now know why Sydney's bakery is popular! We played many songs from our CD, a new Irish song we learned, Robert Burn's My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, a ballad, a jazz piece, modern folk music, Krista's composition and more! All blended together by our instrumentation and voices. As one of our guests said - if you weren't there, it is your loss!
Grotto's Christ mas Festival of Lights - December 30, 2007 For the fourth annual year we played a forty-five minute Christmas program on the last day of the Grotto's Christmas festival of lights. The Grotto is a great place for folks with children to come and hear us, as attractions include a petting zoo, puppet show, and short skit, and of course, lots of lights! This year we were delighted to perform for an audience of over two hundred!
Pittock Mansion - December 23, 2007  Once again we enjoyed playing background music while people toured Portland's historic Pittock Mansion. This year the decoration theme was "A Fairy Tale Christmas", and each room was decorated after a specific fairy tale or children's story. We wore our medieval costumes and matched the theme perfectly!
CD Release Concert - December 1, 2007 Our CD release concert was a dream come true! We were amazed to have over one hundred and fifty guests , half of which we didn't even know! The Gladstone Christian Church Community Hall proved the perfect casual, yet classy atmosphere. We had initially been concerned that the room had to much reverb, but Michael (our recording engineer) balanced us beautifully, and the room gave the perfect ambiance. The audience was warm and responsive, and we sang and played our hearts out. It was a night to remember. God truly blessed us abundantly! | |
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