We all had such an incredible time at our first Family concert on Friday, June 28, at the theater in Weaverville.  Earlier in the day we met our two local collaborators, local celebrity Jim French (narrator) and local musician John Whaley (xylophonist), and had our final rehearsal to get the show together.  Then, just before the show, Ian went upstairs to put the final touches on the animal slideshow featuring local artwork.  While he was busy, the rest of the band raided the theater's costume closet, and came up with something for everybody! 

The Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival had its first concert of the summer in Redding on Friday, June 21, but the real party began on Saturday night at the Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center in Weaverville. Festival musicians Daniel Rouslin (violin) and Charles Akert (cello) joined Ian Scarfe in a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's dramatic Piano Trio No. 2, and other festival musicians joined in with performances from String Quintets by Antonin Dvorak and Felix Mendelssohn.

Weaverville artist Jerry Cousins made a gift to the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival this week - a hand-made music stand.  The stand features a small bird in the woodworking technique called "marquetry", where small pieces of wood veneers are inlaid together to form beautiful designs. 
The musicians of the festival are lifted by Jerry's inspiring gift - everyone wants to use this beautiful music stand for their musical performances.  Plans are being made for this to be at item for a future fund-raising auction, but in the meanwhile you might be able to see it at one of our performances!
When people consider making a donation to our organization, many choose something different from a cash contribution.  This kind of variety has made for rich experiences for all our musicians.