Community College Orchestra Provides a Place to Play for All
On at least one Northern California campus, teens, adult enthusiasts, and veterans come together to study for their final—Bach, Shostakovich, and Schumann
Erik Hayhurst had played bass guitar in punk and ska bands most of his life, but as an adult he gravitated toward the violin. With just a year and half of violin lessons under his belt, the 37-year-old website developer struck out in search of a performance opportunity. His first gig: Shostakovich’s technically and emotionally taxing Symphony No. 5.
Hayhurst had found a home at the College of Marin Symphony Orchestra in Kentfield, California, 20 miles north of San Francisco. “It was beyond anything I had ever done before,” says Hayhurst, who sat with the first violins for the performance. Performing challenging pieces is all part of the COM orchestra’s mission. More than an outlet for the college’s performing arts program, the orchestra was founded in 1962 to serve the surrounding community and give play-by-night musicians like Hayhurst the opportunity to ...
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