Here are the lyrics for the song that always comes on when you get on my blog I'll post for real sometime... :)

When the last eagle flies
Over the last crumbling mountains.
And the last lion roars
At the last dusty fountain.
In the shadow of the forest,
Though she may be old and worn,
They will stare unbelieving
At the last unicorn.

When the first breath of winter
Through the flowers is icing,
And you look to the north,
And a pale moon is rising.

And it seems like all is dying,
And would leave the world to mourn,
In the distance, hear the laughter
Of the last unicorn.

I'm alive!
I'm alive!

When the last moon is cast
Over the last star of morning.
And the future has past,
Without even a last desperate warning.
Then looking to the sky where
Through the clouds, a path is formed
You can see her
How she sparkles!
It's the last unicorn!

I'm alive!
I'm alive!

I'm alive!
I'm alive!
I'm alive!
I'm alive!

~Loreena Mckeintt

Wow! need I say more?

 This next one makes me want to cry thinking of my own violin skills... *cries* =D

Check out these other pieces played by Benjamin as well:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDLgpskt578   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cvfu-K0loc

~Ness

The Harp of Cnoc I'Chosgair
Harp of Cnoc I'Chosgair, you who bring sleep
to eyes long sleepless;
sweet subtle, plangent, glad, cooling grave.
Excellent instrument with smooth gentle curve,
trilling under red fingers,
musician that has charmed us,
red, lion-like of full melody.
You who lure the bird from the flock,
you who refresh the mind,
brown spotted one of sweet words,
ardent, wondrous, passionate.
You who heal every wounded warrior,
joy and allurement to women,
familiar guide over the dark blue water,
mystic sweet sounding music.
You who silence every instrument of music,
yourself a sweet plaintive instrument,
dweller among the Race of Conn,
instrument yellow-brown and firm.
The one darling of sages,
restless, smooth, sweet of tune,
crimson star above the Fairy Hills,
breast jewel of High Kings.
Sweet tender flowers, brown harp of Diarmaid,
shape not unloved by hosts, voice of cuckoos in May!
I have not heard music ever such as your frame makes
since the time of the Fairy People,
fair brown many coloured bough,
gentle, powerful, glorious.
Sound of the calm wave on the beach,
pure shadowing tree of pure music,
carousals are drunk in your company,
voice of the swan over shining streams.
Cry of the Fairy Women from the Fairy Hill of Ler,
no melody can match you,
every house is sweet stringed through your guidance,
you the pinnacle of harp music.

[Gofraidh Fion O Dalaigh. Irish Bard 1385]

                                   ~Ness

So here we go with the Chamber music festival. It was AWESOME!!!

     So you get put in a group with some other people who play music and are somewhere around you level and then you get handed a stack of music and then you walk into the big ballet room and you go and perform the piece of music in front of everyone before you get a chance to practice it together!

Yay!!!!!!!!

Well that was not the yay part the rest of it is the yay part... Am I being confusing?

okay let me be less confusing:

 My group consisted of: Hannah     piano                         Our music was:

                                           Katherine  violin                          The double violin concerto in d minor     by Vivaldi

                                           Laura         violin                           Hungarian suite     by Bela Bartok

                                           Katy            violin                           InChrist Alone/Come thou fount     arranged by us

                                           Me              violin                            Star Spangled banner                    arranged by me

In the morning you go to Harmony and you eat donuts.

At nine you go to master class where you play some pieces and then mrs. Fletcher critiques you and everyone else comments and then the next person goes on stage and plays there song... We were always the first or the last.

Then you go down to Sonic and if your me you order a sonic drink and onion rings because you don't like sonic hamburgers. Either that or you go to Wendys an get a frosty and french fries. Either that or Mom put lunch together and you get to sit and talk to other people.

Then we go into our own rooms and practice until four o clock and people from the The Blue Rose Trio came and helped us. There's Audrey and Rose, and Ira. Last year Lars was here but he couldn't come this year so Ira came instead. There was also another group that came for the begining of the week, Michelle played piano and the Joel played cello. So they help you with your music. Then you go home.

At 7:00 you go to a concert.  Friday the Blue Rose trio played and that was an awesome concert.

Then on Saturday 4th of July, we had our concert.

It was really, really fun!  Hannah sang come thou fount and it was really good. The name of our group was Fortissimo five. We wore black and different color sashes. I had red, Katy had yellow, Laura had green, and Hannah had pink.

Anyway there it is more orderly :-D

After our concert on Saturday there was a pizza party at Harmony. Here are some pictures. We played  a LOT of musical chairs

okay pictures: 

pizza party

 Okay, no more pictures.

                 ~Ness

P.S. sorry I was having trouble uploading pictures so that's why you don't get anymore

Well here's a song that Grace sang on Saturday in the talent show. I looked up the words and music.

It's a scottish dance tune.

 Music for Marie's wedding 

Anyway I really like that song!

           ~Ness