Alayna's Violin Recital

This has nothing to do with China, but I just figured out how to post video online. Alayna, age 9, performed in a recital in February, just before we left Portland. She was desperate to play the second violin part for "Concerto for Two Violins" 1 Movement by J.S. Bach (informally known as the Bach Double), but hadn't been able to get it together with her teacher (who played the 1st violin part). Her teacher and I tried to convince her to pick a different song, but she was determined to play this song or nothing. We added an extra lesson, and she devoted most of her practice time to this song. The day before the recital, she had a 45 minute rehearsal with the accompanist and never managed to play it all the way through, even though it was very good. The day of the recital, we met with the accompanist again for a 10 minute warm up and she nailed it. This performance is the result of her very hard work and perseverance. We are humbled by her natural talents and her easy going personality.