Concert Review: Strings The Thing faculty concert in Penticton

By Roswitha Masson – Penticton Western News Liz Lupton (right) an instructor at Strings the Thing, a week long music camp, leads her students Koen Dyck (middle) and Natai Willms (left) during the student concert held at the Shatford Centre on Friday. Kristi Patton/Western News It was a treat to take in a recital at the beautifully renovated auditorium of Penticton Shatford Centre last Tuesday.   The high ceiling and the hardwood floor... Read More

Strings The Thing in Penticton at Shatford Centre

By Kristi Patton – Penticton Western News Music is helping bridge the gap between the young and old at the Strings The Thing summer camp at the Shatford Centre in Penticton. The program features chamber music with trios, quartets, orchestra sessions and individual coaching sessions or lessons. The camp, which runs from July 9 to 13, is unique in that it attracts a strong component of adult students as well as younger students from ages six... Read More