elementary strings
STRINGS
Village offers elementary students the opportunity to experience playing
in an ensemble together as they learn to play the violin, viola, cello,
or bass, and perform in concert settings with the other elementary ensembles
and at school gatherings.
Beginning Strings|
3rd-5th Grade
No previous experience necessary
Wednesday: 3:15-4:00 PM /Friday:7:15 am - 7:55 am
COST: $100 (for the year - does not include instrument rentals)
Intermediate Strings|
4th-5th Grade
One year Beginning Strings or placement test with Ms. Wright
Tuesday: 7:15-7:55 AM /Friday: 12:20 - 1:00 PM (pull out during the school day)
COST: $100 (for the year - does not include instrument rentals)
Classes begin the week of September 7
Registration deadline is: September 6
Instructor: Michelina Wright
Contact:
michelinaw@villagechristian.org
REGISTER HERE
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR | MICHELINA WRIGHT
Michelina Wright, Strings Director, hails from Chicago. She received her Bachelor's degree
in music performance from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
in 2000. That same year her string quartet went to South Bend, Indiana,
where they were semi-finalists in the Fischoff National Chamber Music
Competition. The summer of 2000 she studied at Roundtop International
Music Festival in Texas where her quintet was one of the ensembles chosen
for Best of Chamber Music. Ms. Wright received her Master’s degree
in music performance at the California Institute of the Arts, where she
was active in various ensembles including the New Millennium Players.
She has played with the St. Louis Philharmonic, the Las Vegas Philharmonic,
the El Paso Opera, has sat Principal Second with the Culver City Chamber
Orchestra, and was Concertmaster for the Santa Clara Chamber Orchestra,
where she was a featured soloist in 2005. She plays regularly with the
Riverside Philharmonic, the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Santa Cecilia
Orchestra, the LA Virtuoso Chamber Orchestra, and has had the honor of
performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on numerous occasions, once
under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Michelina has appeared on
episodes of Boston Public, has recorded for Sony Classical artist Mario
Frangoulis, and is the featured violinist on the IMAX soundtrack Mystery
of the Nile. She also performed on Dave Matthews’ ‘You and
Me’ music video and had the privilege of performing with Carmen
Lundy and is featured on her CD and DVD “Jazz and the New Songbook.”
Along with performing, Ms. Wright also has a passion for teaching, having taught with various organizations for the past twenty years. She started out teaching with the Santa Clarita Youth Orchestra in 2000, taught with the non-profit youth organization Harmony Project, and has been the Strings Director at Laurel Hall School since 2002 and at Village Christian since 2018.
