Allegro!!! violin ensemble combines brilliant violin playing with choreography, singing and more

Posted March 20, 2016 11:00 pm

Emily Wolfram

On Sunday, April 17th, the Allegro!!! violin ensemble of the Western Springs School of Talent Education and the Naperville Suzuki School will present their annual Spring Show. This isn't your average "student violin recital".This unique group of 12 talented young students combines brilliant violin playing with choreography, singing, multimedia, and a wide array of music genres.

Allegro!!! has been dazzling audiences in Chicago and beyond for nearly 20 years. The group has performed at countless local events and also participated by invitation in recent performances for the National Suzuki Association of the Americas Biennial Conference in Minneapolis, MN and the American String Teachers Association National Conference in Atlanta, GA. In In 2016 Allegro!!! was invited on a concert tour across China, performing at the country's most prestigious venues to sold out crowds.

The Allegro!!! 2016 Spring Show will be at the Avery Coonley School Performing Arts Center on Sunday, April 17th, at 4pm and 6pm. General admission tickets are on sale for $10.00. Tickets are available online at wsste.com.

This year's Allegro!!! members include James Ahn (Naperville), Ailsa Appavu (Darien), Kate Austin (Western Springs), Nayantara Das (Bolingbrook), Elinor Detmer (Chicago), Ethan Hamel (Wheaton), Faith Kwong (Naperville), Olivia Molina (Montgomery), Emily Wang (Westmont), Maika Williamson (Naperville), Harrison Zhang (Naperville), and Lana Zivko (Countryside).

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