Jason's college professor, Marcia Ferritto, was a huge inspiration to him. He has kept in contact with her throughout the years. She is an amazing violist and plays professionally around the Cleveland, Ohio area and also around the world. Recently, Jason made arrangements for her to come and do some master classes with his private studio and the orchestra students he teaches at school. In return, she wanted to play a concert with him.....
So, I decided to make violin/viola cookies....
A lot of them......
Can you tell which one is the viola?
The music she chose was very challenging. Jason practiced for weeks, every night for several hours. He told me it was good to "get his chops back up" and be able to play again.
Of course, the kids were there as his biggest fans.....
I put together a reception for after the concert so everyone could meet Marcia...
The violin cookies were a huge hit and were pretty much gone....
The concert, of course, was amazing. They did a phenomenal job.
Marcia had chosen some unique folk songs from Romania and other countries and told how they came about.
They received a huge response! I love this picture of them...Marcia gave Jason one of the highest compliments in the end. She said it was nice to be able to have taught him, but it was even nicer to be able to play with him as a colleague.
The evening was a huge success and it was so fun to see Marcia and enjoy her company and especially to enjoy the music!
1 comment:
So awesome. I've always wanted to play the violin. Love the cookies!
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