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Fiddle-icious

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Length: 00:06:42

Ordinarily, if you want to perform with an orchestra you have to have years of musical experience and you have to go through a rigorous audition process. But a group in Falmouth, Maine is doing it differently. Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Fiddle-icious is an eighty-member orchestra that accepts all ages and abilities.

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Ordinarily, if you want to perform with an orchestra you have to have years of musical experience and you have to go through a rigorous audition process. But a group in Falmouth, Maine is doing it differently. Fiddle-icious is an eighty-member orchestra that accepts all ages and abilities, led by renowned musician, Don Roy. Salt Radio producer, Molly Haley, spent time with the group in the final weeks of their season as they prepared for their yearly concert series.

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