Instrumentation: Vln 1, Vln 2, Vla, Cello, BassGypsy Fire captures the spirit of the Hungarian Czardas and takes you on an exciting journey throughout the piece. Featuring a dramatic solo violin at the beginning, the main melody begins slowly and then accelerates to a wild theme in the upper strings. The middle section modulates to A major with a saccharine melody in the cellos and violas. The main melody then returns for a fiery ending. Gypsy Fire will be great fun for players challenging technical, rhythmic and ensemble skills.Neridah Oostenbroek has been teaching strings and classroom music in Brisbane for 20 years. She gained her Bachelor of Music and a Diploma of Secondary Education before later completing a Master of Philosophy inViolin Performance at the University of Queensland with Spiros Rantos. Neridah currently teaches at several private schools in Brisbane, as well as at home, and freelances as a violinist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Vici Strings and as a piano accompanist for music and ballet exams.
