On Sunday, December 4th, a crowd began to gather in the food court of a local shopping mall as the sounds of Christmas music filled the air.
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| Dr. Blake Richardson leads holiday concert |
Dr. Blake Richardson and his group of young musicians ranging in age from 13 to 22, entertained shoppers at the Riverchase Galleria with their delightful renditions of classic holiday songs.
Richardson has been the music director for the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra for three years now, and this annual holiday concert is something he looks forward to every year.
Although Richardson says some of his students have been with him since the beginning, quite a few of them are newcomers.
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| Students performing classic holiday songs |
"Believe it or not, this was on one rehearsal that they did this," Richardson said. "And the rest of they year (they) were playing standard, more involved symphonic works like you would hear the Alabama Symphony play."
Richardson says the symphony is always looking for new, talented young musicians.
"We would love to have you at any of our concerts," he said. "If you're a young musician interested in finding a group to play with, we would love to have you come and audition to join us. The more, the merrier."
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