“Twinkling Fiddles”
A collaborative event between Dolce Strings and the Greenville Suzuki Strings (GSS)
at The Bob Wills Fiddle Festival and Contest
click here to see photos from previous years
Fri Oct 13 – Sun Oct 15 In Greenville, Texas
Bob Wills Fiddle Festival and Contest site click here
Bob Wills Fiddle Festival on the Greenville Chamber of Commerce site click here
Bob Wills Fiddle Festival on Facebook click here
Other Downtown Greenville events click here
Dolce Music Studio Director: Danette Schuh office: 832-886-1745 cell: 713-542-5428 click here to contact by email
Dolce Strings Touring Ensemble Directors: Danette Schuh, Meredith Harris, Elisabeth Hope
Greenville Suzuki Strings Teachers: Muriel Kerr, Monica Rodriguez de la Hoz, Jenny Lee Vaughn GSSA President: Frances Green
Greenville Suzuki Strings Association (GSSA) site click here
HOTEL – Best Western Monica Royale Inn and Suites, Greenville, TX, 3001 Mustang Crossing Anx, Greenville, TX 75402
(Hotel has indoor pool and breakfast is included. Sunday morning Pajama play-in will be at this hotel)
(Free shuttle is provided for festival participants and contestants from hotel to the contest and festival venues)
Suzuki Schedule (updated 10/10/17)
Friday
8:30am – leave from Houston area
11:30am-noon-ish – informal meet up for lunch on the road (lunch not included in tour price)
Location: Collin Street Bakery, 2035 S I-45, Corsicana, Tx 75110 (take exit 229 off I-45 in Corsicana)
(probably followed by a quick visit to the Russell Stover Candy Factory and Store next door)
3:00pm – earliest hotel check-in time (you will get your key from Miss Danette. Do not check-in yourself please)
3:30pm – Dolce Strings rehearsal
4:30pm – add Greenville Suzuki Strings for TWINKLING FIDDLES rehearsal
5:30pm – Dinner in the Conference Room: Pizza Party with Dolce Strings and Greenville Suzuki Strings (dinner for students and families included with tour price)
Location: 2nd floor of the Hensons Building, 2716 Lee St., 2nd Floor, Greenville, TX 75401 (next door to the Texan Theater)
7:00pm – walk to the GMA for TWINKLING FIDDLES (group of 10) short program run-thru and performance in the “Pre-Show” before the Threadgill concert (meet to tune downstairs in the City Council Chambers)
—-everyone wears royal blue Dolce Strings shirts
7:35pm – be on the backstage stairs ready to go on stage
Location: Greenville Municipal Auditorium (GMA) 2821 Washington St., Greenville, TX 75401
7:30pm – attend the Threadgill Series concert – Johnny Bush, Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis – Purchase tickets in advance at “Buy Tickets” via www.showtimeatthegma.com or the GMA box office at 903-457-2994 and have a snack! Support Greenville Suzuki Strings concession sales at the auditorium.
OR go swimming at the hotel
OR experience The Haunted Landmark (haunted house) downtown. (Haunted house is open every Friday/Saturday in October)
Saturday
6:00am-10:00am – breakfast served at the hotel
9:00am – Group Photo at the Hunt County Public Art installation art wall. Learn more about this public art installation and matching game “Find Your Match” http://huntcountypublicart.com/findyourmatch/.
Location: 2305 King Street, Greenville, TX 75401
9:30am – meet at the outdoor stage for tuning and group photo with Greenville Suzuki Strings
Location: in the street outside Blue Mesquite Grill, 2808 Lee St, Greenville, TX 75401
10:00am – TWINKLING FIDDLES CONCERT (Dolce Strings and Greenville Suzuki Strings) on the outdoor stage in front of The Texan Theater.
10:00am-5:00pm Fiddle Contest (for those participating or observing) Free to observers. Come in anytime and watch as long as you like.
Location: The Texan Theater 2712 Lee St., Greenville, TX 75401
10:30am – walk approx. 6 blocks (or drive) to Greenville Farmer’s Market for our next concert
—–Tour Group changes into black tour group shirts for this concert, everyone else in royal blue shirts
11:00am – Tour Group performance (joined by the rest of our Dolce Strings group for a few pieces)
Location: on the platform in front of “Ain’t Just Pie” Shop at the Greenville Farmer’s Market 2821 Washington Street, Greenville, TX 75401
11:30am – free time! Listen to concerts on the outdoor stage, visit the car show, have a snack and support the Greenville Suzuki Strings Concession Booth outside the Texan Theater, go inside The Texan Theater and watch the Fiddle Contest, shop at the Greenville Farmer’s Market, etc.
12:00pm – lunch – join the group (probably at “Ain’t Just Pie”) or on your own (lunch not included in tour cost)
2:30-5:00pm – Fun and Games, Birthday Party in honor of Dr. Suzuki, and Snacks at the Greenville Sports Park and Aunt Char’s Kid Zone
Thank you to Greenville Suzuki Strings for providing birthday cake, and to Dolce Strings for providing drinks and snacks!
Location: Greenville Sports Park on Leo Hackney Blvd. at the Corner of Kari Ln. & Sayle St., Greenville, TX 75402
7:00pm: Concert at Soulman’s BBQ, the Tour Group and the rest of our Dolce Group will perform
Location: Soulman’s BBQ 3201 I-30, Greenville, TX 75402 (at the edge of the parking lot of our hotel)
—–Tour Group wears black tour group shirts for this concert, everyone else in royal blue shirts
7:30pm – join us for dinner at Soulman’s (dinner not included in tour price)
After dinner: go swimming at the hotel
OR enjoy The Haunted Landmark (haunted house) downtown. (Haunted house is open every Friday/Saturday in October)
OR attend the CLAY WALKER Concert at the Greenville Municipal Auditorium (GMA) Purchase tickets in advance at “Buy Tickets” via www.showtimeatthegma.com or the GMA box office at 903-457-2994
Sunday
6:00am-10:00am – breakfast served at the hotel
8:30-10:00am – PAJAMA PLAY-IN! Dolce Strings and Greenville Suzuki Strings enjoy a fun group class style review session and play-in. Wear your pajamas, bring your instruments and come ready for a musical story, donuts, and fun! PARENTS – Miss Danette is giving a parent talk for you and the Greenville Suzuki parents while the kids prepare a short mini-concert for you.
Thank you to Greenville Suzuki Strings for providing donuts and refreshments!
Location: Meeting room downstairs at the Best Western Monica Royale
—-after the play-in, change into performance clothes – everyone wears royal blue Dolce Strings shirts
10:00am – check out of the hotel and go to the GMA
10:40am – TWINKLING FIDDLES (no limit on number of performers) short program run-thru and performance in the “Pre-Show” before the Fiddle Contest Finals (on the steps going up to the backstage area at 10:45am)
Location: Greenville Municipal Auditorium 2821 Washington St., Greenville, TX 75401
11:00am-4:00pm Fiddle Contest Finals (if you are competing or observing)
1:00pm – optional group lunch or just head back to Houston!
Concert Dress: wear blue jeans and boots (if you’ve got ’em) and your ROYAL BLUE Dolce Strings t-shirt.
(if you don’t have cowboy boots, sneakers or closed toe shoes are fine. No sandals, crocs, or flip-flops)
Dolce Strings Tour Group – bring your new black tour group shirt for separate tour group performances
(Greenville Suzuki Strings will wear red GSS shirts and blue jeans for all Twinkling Fiddles performances)
Group Concert Repertoire:
Violins, please check which Suzuki pieces to review in D Major (down one string) to play with the cellos and violas.
Some music & recordings of optional harmony parts are included below. Sheet music can be found in the “Suzuki Duets for Violins” book.
As always in a Suzuki group concert, play the pieces you know and sit down and listen to the ones you don’t!
We anticipate being able to perform all the following repertoire, but some music may have to be cut in the event that the concert is too long. We appreciate your flexibility.
SHORT PROGRAM (for Friday night Threadgill Concert at the GMA):
Milk Cow Blues – ABA-tag
Happy Farmer/Red Wing Medley – AA BB / AB
Twinkle Variation C in D major (run pony/blue jello) – then right into Theme
Go Tell Aunt Rhody in D Major with Rhody goes to Texas in D Major variation
LONG PROGRAM (for Sat. morning concert on the outdoor stage)
Hunter’s Chorus (with open string D harmony part – in G Major – violin and cello key)
Liza Jane – AA BB A Coda —segue without taking a bow to:
Soldier’s Joy – AA BB
Happy Farmer/Red Wing AA BB / AB (in G Major – violin key)
Musette (in D Major – violin key – twinklers play open string A-D bagpipe drones)
Andantino (say “Greenville Fiddles” during the fermata) —segue without taking a bow to:
Long, Long Ago in A Major – segue to Long, Long Ago Violin Book 2 in G Major (yes, with variation)
–What Makes You Beautiful (short version-no repeat) Tour Group only
Milk Cow Blues ABA-tag
Snow Deer (once thru no repeat)
Home on the Range (verse/chorus/verse/chorus)
Perpetual Motion in A Major (violin key – twinklers play open E’s and open A’s)
Bohemian Folk Song in A minor – viola and cello only —segue without taking a bow to:
French Folk Song in D Major – cellos only —segue without taking a bow to:
Go Tell Aunt Rhody in D Major – cellos only – segue to add violins and violas for Fiddle Rhody in D Major
Bow River Fiddling
Twinkle Variation A and C and Theme (in D Major)
Bile ’em Cabbage Down (full version in A Major)
Deep in the Heart of Texas (3 verses – more if time permitting)
MUSIC:
Twinkles in D Major recording
Twinkle Harmony and London Twinkle D Major recording
Twinkle Harmony London Twinkle in D – violin sheet music
Twinkle Harmony in D Viola – sheet music
Twinkle Harmony in D Cello – sheet music
Go Tell Aunt Rhody in D Major harmony recording
Fiddle Rhody (Aunt Rhody Goes To Texas) recording
Go Tell Aunt Rhody in D with Fiddle Rhody violin – violin sheet music
Go Tell Aunt Rhody in D with Fiddle Rhody viola – sheet music
Go Tell Aunt Rhody in D with Fiddle Rhody cello – cello sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in A – violin (in the Suzuki Duets for Violins book)
Long Long Ago Harmony in D violin – sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in G violin – sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in A viola – sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in D viola – sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in G viola – sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in A cello – sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in D cello – sheet music
Long Long Ago Harmony in G cello – sheet music
Red Wing recording
Red Wing piano accompaniment recording
Red Wing page 1 Red Wing page 2 – violin sheet music
Happy Farmer/Red Wing viola high part – sheet music
Happy Farmer/Red Wing viola low part – sheet music
Happy Farmer/Red Wing – cello bass line sheet music (with violin part)
Hunter’s Chorus advanced harmony recording
Hunters Chorus harmony – violin sheet music
Hunters Chorus Viola harmony – sheet music
Hunters Chorus bass line – cello sheet music
Deep in the Heart of Texas recording
Deep in the Heart of Texas – Violin I – sheet music
Deep in the Heart of Texas – Violin II – sheet music
Deep in the Heart of Texas – Viola – sheet music
Deep in the Heart of Texas – Cello – sheet music – NEW BASS LINE
Milk Cow Blues recording
Milk Cow Blues – harmony (twin fiddle violin part) recording
Milk Cow Blues – violin melody & harmony sheet music
Milk Cow Blues – viola sheet music
Milk Cow Blues – easy cello bass line – VERY EASY CELLO
Milk Cow Blues – adv cello bass line – NEW ADV BASS LINE
Soldier’s Joy recording
Soldier’s Joy – beginner part recording
Soldier’s Joy violin sheet music
Soldier’s Joy easy violin sheet music
Soldier’s Joy viola sheet music
Soldier’s Joy cello sheet music
Bow River Fiddling slow tempo recording
Bow River Fiddling fast tempo recording
Bow River Fiddling sheet music – violin
Bow River Fiddling sheet music – viola
Bow River Fiddling sheet music – cello
Cabbage – practice tempo recording
Cabbage – violin 2 (intermediate/harmony) recording
Cabbage – violin 3 (advanced) recording
Bile em Cabbage Group – Violin 1 sheet music
Bile em Cabbage Group – Violin 2 sheet music
Bile em Cabbage Group – Violin 3 sheet music
Bile Em Cabbage Group – viola 2 sheet music
Bile Em Cabbage Group – viola 3 sheet music
Bile them Cabbage Cello melody sheet music
Bile them Cabbage Cello bass line sheet music
Liza Jane recording
Liza Jane – violin sheet music
Liza Jane – viola sheet music
Liza Jane – cello sheet music
Snow Deer recording
Snow Deer harmony recording
Snow Deer – violin melody sheet music
Snow Deer – violin harmony sheet music
Snow Deer – viola melody sheet music
Snow Deer – viola harmony sheet music
Home on the Range recording
Home on the Range – violin melody sheet music
Home on the Range – violin harmony sheet music
Home on the Range – viola melody sheet music
Home on the Range – viola harmony sheet music
Home on the Range WORDS TO SING
TOUR COST**
Single student: $310.00 (must be traveling with an ‘adopted’ family)
Family of two: $348.00
Family of three: $382.00
Family of four: $420.00 (more than four, please contact Miss Danette)
**Your tour cost includes your hotel room for Friday and Saturday night (with indoor pool and breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings), rehearsals, four featured concerts at Bob Wills Fiddle Festival venues, impromptu concerts, dinner Friday night, Suzuki’s Birthday Party and snacks on Saturday afternoon, trip goodie bag for all performers including sunglasses for Milk Cow Blues, Greenville historic Haunted House admission, Sunday morning Pajama Play-In, souvenir group photo, and all the fiddletastic fun we can pack into the weekend!
50% tour deposit due Saturday, Sept. 30
Balance due Saturday, Oct. 7
