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Getting Into the
String of Things YOUTH ORCHESTRA MAKES BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER
Pia the Peacekeeper came into the
BY GEORGE
SOLTES world to a fanfare of strings. PHOTOS COURTESY Members of the Bainbridge Island BI YOUTH ORCHESTRA Youth Orchestra provided the soundtrack at Pia’s August unveiling at Sakai Park, playing “Adventures on Bainbridge Island” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King” as the 18-foot-tall wooden troll, the creation of Danish recycle artist Thomas Dambo, was introduced to her new home. When BIYO conductor Justine Jeanotte got the call to perform at the troll’s Saturday morning debut, there was one obvious problem: the event was less than 72 hours away. “My first thought was, ‘Wow, that’s very early in the morning and not a lot of time to prepare,’” Jeanotte recalled. Violinist Angeline Hamilton, a BHS sophomore, shared Jeanotte’s concerns. “It was fun, but a little nerve-racking,”
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