2025 Practice-a-thon
Each year, HYSOC and Codas members participate in a month-long “Practice-a-thon,” an opportunity for them to challenge themselves and their practice habits while involving friends and family in support of
HYSOC Spooky Strings
HYSOC and Codas performed at their annual Spooky Strings concert on October 29th. This spooktacular concert opened with Bowing, Breaking, a piece specially composed for our whole ensemble by composer Bill White.
Zodiac Trio HYSOC Workshop
The Zodiac Trio is a critically acclaimed clarinet-violin-piano ensemble. They tour internationally and lead the Zodiac Music Academy & Festival, an international summer chamber music academy and festival. HYSOC and
Fireweed Frescoes Harvest Festival
The Fireweed Frescoes had their first performance of the year at Fireweed’s annual Harvest Festival on October 17th! Our kindergarteners demonstrated their violin skills including rest position, playing position, and
K-2 Violins Cardboard Violins
Congratulations to all our kindergarten students who started their violin journey by building their very own cardboard violin with their family! Building a cardboard violin helps our kindergarteners and their
Introducing Dr. Elizabeth White
Homer OPUS is excited to announce our new director, Dr. Elizabeth White. Elizabeth fell in love with strings when she started playing violin and viola in fifth grade school orchestra.
Sea of Strings 2025
Homer OPUS would like to thank everyone who helped to make this year’s Sea of Strings concert such a success.
THANK YOU Jeff Williams
Creating a template in his shop and using his specialized tools, community member Jeff Williams mass produced enough cardboard violin bodies for all of the OPUS kindergartners during the past