String orchestra comes to life

+ String orchestra comes to life
On April 11, The Glenridge String Orchestra made its first appearance at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Last year, the Sarasota Orchestra stopped offering its adult student string class after eight years, and the students were without a place to practice and also minus a teacher.

Nancy Streetman, a Glenridge resident and cello teacher, was heartbroken that her former students wouldn’t have a place to play, so she contacted The Glenridge. Afterward, Streetman contacted Sasha Von Dassow, a local cellist/conductor, to conduct the orchestra. The orchestra’s debut was deemed a success.