... finally show off my Julia. For those of you who don't know me in "real life" sure know Julia from my stories I tell on here. The rest of you, family and friends, well, you just know who and how she has grown to be what she is today. Since my family and friends are all over the place and we don't get to see everyone as much as we like, some of you we haven't seen in oh so many years, I thought, I'd share something with you right now, right here...
Julia went to the University of Georgia Music Institute a couple of weeks ago, where she stayed for four days and learned what you are about to see and hear. For those of you who don't know, or don't remember, Julia plays the viola. She is in 9th grade, actually, after the summer, she will be in 10th grade (another gray hair just popped up..ggrrr). She auditioned in the form of a recorded music CD (thanks to friends of Julia's grandma who have a music studio and made the audition CD happen) for this camp and originally was denied as she was too young for a new member. Julia went for the seating audition for the music camp instead, where she was placed in the higher orchestra, so the director of the music institute told Lewis on the phone. Long story short, she made it into the Chambers Orchestra of the Institute after all, where they created a third chair just for her; usually they are limited to two chairs. Family members will receive a DVD upon request, which Lewis put together... but I wanted to share some of her music already via this medium and for that, Lewis created the following videos (and those are very different then what he'd done with the DVD). Now my warning: Lewis put it into 3 youtube videos all of somewhere around 9 minutes, so you may want to fluff up your pillow before viewing ;-)
Get your pop corn ready, turn up those speakers, lean back and enjoy !!! Hugs and kisses and all that fine stuff ;-)
Monday, June 21, 2010
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my little Julia, I'm so proud
ReplyDeleteThe whole family....all of the relatives..... and friends should be so proud of this girl!!! I fluffed up my pillows and got a snack to eat...strawberries...while I watched this amazing young girl play such beautiful music. She is totally into what she is doing...very impressive Liane & Lewis...you must be damned proud!! Kudos Julia...If you see this...that was truly wonderful to watch. Thank you..x0x0 ;-))
ReplyDeleteCongrats always a proud moment when our children do well
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, Liane... as at one time it appeared that Julia might be forever in her sister's shadow, and now it appears that both of them have many wonderful, unique attributes that maintain their individual identities and keep their mama happier than somethin'... How could these lovely creature be anything but lovely themselves, just check out the gene pool!
ReplyDeletesunshine... mir kommen nochimmer die Traenen wenn sie auf der Buehne sitzt ;-) soooo stolz ;-)
ReplyDeleteCarol... thank you for your kind words. yes, she is totally into what she is doing and thus her instrument isn't just an interest anymore but somehow it became her life... I love watching her with this passion.. must be a mom-thing or somethin', ha
Pete ... thanks for your visit and your comment... i have to tell you, every time we go to a concert of hers, the moment my view is to the stage, i start crying.. even when nobody is on it yet... it's gettin' ridiculous..lol .. another mom-thing maybe?? ;-)
Tom... ahhh, i was hoping you'd come by and watch those videos... I think you are right.. Julia stands totally on her own and it is interesting how pride understands the difference of Jenny and Julia. I couldn't be more proud of either one of them... I can only hope that Julia will not give up her music at any time in the future... big hugs to you ;-)
Hi everyone! This is Julia. Thankyou for enjoying my performance and your words about them. I do enjoy my music alot [hence the angry face while playing c:] Anyways thankyou bunches and i know that for my next good concert, my madre will probably do somehting like this again c:
ReplyDeleteand she looks like her mother too..... *beautiful*
ReplyDeleteand with talent....
*sighs*
you done good Liane
That was fantastic, the quality of the music was superior. I could feel the pride that you and Lewis must of had sitting there in the performance, congrats to a wonderful family. Julia if you see this, "BRAVO!". Fantastic job!
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Hey guys, Julia again. Sir Thomas thankyou for stopping by and giving some kind words. I appreciate it. And thankyou as well Curt, I accept the Bravo with open arms and hope and thankyou again for watching. c:
ReplyDeleteJulia - I am just a huge fan of your mom's and I just love how she has firmly guided both you and your sister to be the best "you's" that you can be... she and your dad have helped you when they could, and loved you in all the right ways... nurturing and teaching you all the way, I hope that you know how much you mean to your "madre" and how special it is that you get to spend your whole life with her as your mom... pretty cool, methinks... I love music, and my son plays the drums, and I know what it is like to sit in the audience with the feelings of pride and joy and fulfillment of a child pursuing their passion... the music is awesome Julia, and thank you for being so dedicated to it, and for your mom for sharing it with us... Blessings to you and your whole family, now and always... Mr. Tom :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment Liane...and it was a joy to see Julia here as well. She shines and she has found her niche in life...did I spell that right?! hahaha...oh dear....but Julia, you have found yourself into your music and your instrument and it was such a joy to see someone as young as yourself, to be so involved and with such a passion. Geeeeez, I have known your mom for many years now....maybe I will have the pleasure of meeting this wonderful family one day. In the mean time...keep up the wonderful work...You have talent!!! Mom and dad....you have nurtured your children well...you have given them many opportunities to see much in the world....they truly are blessed and their lives have been enriched by this
ReplyDeletep.s~~~~~~~~ I love the face Julia!!!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow, that was fantastic.
ReplyDeleteForget the popcorn, I poured a glass of wine after the first clip and sat back for the rest.
Thank you oodles you guys. I'm glad that you guys can clearly see how dedicated I am to my instrument. My Madre and Padre have helped me achieve whatever it is that i wanted to achieve and I owe them a lot for it. Thankyou very much for taking the time to watch and leave such nice messages to me c:
ReplyDelete*sighs*
ReplyDeletestick and move, stuck and move... you are asking for another spanking!!!
Very talented girl! You must be so proud!
ReplyDeletehellooooooo...
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