We arrived in DC and almost immediately went to practice before our concert later on in the night. The concert was at a Presbyterian church that was near American University. We were excited to meet another string group named the Suzuki Strings. It was nice to meet other people who had similar interests. After practicing for a few hours we finally got to perform. The concert was well attended, and we did an awesome job! On Saturday, we did not have a performance; so we had time to do some fun stuff around DC. We went to the National Gallery and then at night went to see the National Symphony preform. The concert was especially interesting because it featured a glass harmonica!
On Sunday, we got up very early and checked out of the hotel; however we had one last performance. I was most excited for this one because it was at the church right next to the White House. Countless presidents have visited this church and there was a chance that a politician would be attending the Sunday service in which we were performing. During our last piece I sensed some commotion and realized that President George H. W. Bush. was sitting in the audience! It was truly an amazing end to the tour.
-Gillian
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