2010 Holiday Concert
When: Dec 11, 2010, 4:00 pm
Where: Franklin County High School
The 2010 Holiday Concert featuring the Franklin County Children’s Choir and the violin students of Franklin County Schools will be presented on Saturday, December 11, 4:00 p.m. in the Franklin County High School Auditorium.
Admission to the concert is $5 for adults; children 12 and under will have free admission. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at Hall’s Music in Rocky Mount.
The Franklin County Children’s Choir, under the direction of Tara Bouknight and Fair Robey, was organized in the spring of 2009. There are currently 41 members, consisting of third, fourth, and fifth grade students from 11 of the 12 county elementary schools. The choir rehearses weekly at Franklin County High School.
The violin program, which operates in cooperation with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, is currently offered to 70 third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at four elementary schools, including Boones Mill, Rocky Mount, Lee M. Waid, and Ferrum, and also at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. The program is in its third year under the direction of Geronimo Oyenard, violinist with the RSO.