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The excitement is building among the students of the Campolindo Orchestra who are looking forward to their upcoming performance tour to Beijing, China, this April. Lamorindans will have a chance to share in the fun and to hear the program the Orchestra will perform on the tour at a special benefit concert on February 24th.

The Orchestra will perform Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring and J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, with special arrangements of crossover pieces by guest artist Jeremy Cohen, an award winning, Grammy nominated violinist. Internationally recognized author and musician Barry Green will lead The Green Man Group Bass Ensemble during a special intermission. Cohen and Green are frequent visitors to the orchestra during the school year.

The suggested donation of $10 helps the orchestra with its tour fundraising. Benstein says the China tour is, "A chance of a lifetime for our young musicians. The students have the opportunity to share the universal art of music with a foreign audience, bringing some uniquely American music to the Chinese."

But this trip is about more than performing in a different country. According to Benstein the young musicians, "Will have the opportunity to combine with a Chinese Youth Orchestra and perform together. Bridging the cultural and political differences and uniting with the sheer force and beauty of music. Additionally we all take the responsibility of representing our instrumental program, our school, community, state and nation in an outstanding manner."

L.Borrowman

Campolindo Orchestra

Benefit Performance

February 24th, 7:30PM

Campolindo Performing Arts Center 300 Moraga Road, Moraga

Suggested donation $10