Bright Sparks Foundation

03/23/2024

Another session of Bright Sparks wrapped up this week with a triumphant tour around town! First stop - Sunrise Living where familiar faces greeted the musicians with smiles, rapturous applause and friendly chatter as they performed Saturday’s post-dinner music

02/29/2024

High school mentor, volunteering to help with the Swifties ❤️

02/29/2024

Musical fun and games!

02/07/2024

Ooh - this is gonna be fun! Based on the requests and interests of students, we will have two groups for “Strung out on Pop!” 1) Swifties United - playing the music of Taylor Swift and 2) Hip Hop on Strings - learning hooks, grooves and beats. Practices start next week 😊🔥🎻www.brightsparksfoundation.org/join

02/06/2024

Please join us in giving a round of applause to Liam and Ben, Bright Spark's 7th Grade string duo of viola and cello. They performed at MSBOA's solo and ensemble on January 20th and received a Superior rating of 1 for their performance of 2 Mozart duos. Liam and Ben were already friends, but in December decided to join musical forces to rehearse and perform as a duo. Not only did they ace their Mozart duos, but also composed their own duo which they performed at our recent tour around town. AND they get the Bright Sparks prize for being most flexible and willing to rehearse literally ANYWHERE! One week they ended up in the broom closet, another they were in the restroom. All smiles - great attitudes! 🔥👏👏💪

02/06/2024

Giving a huge shout out to the Bright Sparks High School trio of Anna, Alton and Peter who performed at MSBOA Solo and Ensemble on Saturday. They received a "1" - SUPERIOR - rating for their performance of Haydn's Baryton Trio in D. The trio came together in December and chose this challenging piece to rehearse and perform. The piece is a gem for its weaving rhythms and melodies between the three parts. Week by week the piece came together as each musician became more confident with their individual part, plus more familiar with how it fit with the others. By the time they performed as S&E the trio had already performed 4 times at Bright Sparks performances around town. They were ready to enjoy themselves and clearly impressed the adjudicator. Bravo!!!!

02/04/2024

We present to you: The session 2 musicians (minus M and F who missed the pic) Taking their final bow! What a great group of musicians, playing an eclectic mix of music: Haydn - folk tunes - Matz - improv - Bob Marley - Hosier - Sister Marie Seraphine Gotay - Mozart. That was a blast😊

02/04/2024

Registration for Bright Sparks Session 3 is now open! This is a shorter session due to the school breaks in February and March. Weekly rehearsals and coaching are Tuesday Feb 13th, Wednesdays Feb 28th, March 6 and 13th. Performances will take place on Saturday March 16th and Wednesday March 20th. Sign up today to secure your spot! www.brightsparksfoundation.org/join

02/04/2024

Performing cannot be replicated other than by having an audience to perform to. So this past week we ended session 2 by taking a Bright Sparks tour around town! Our string duos, trios and quartet performed , Sunrise Senior Living, American House and Grosse Pointe Woods Library. Many more photos to come!!!! Thank you to all four audiences for being so receptive and welcoming. Giving young musicians authentic performance experiences in the community is at the heart of Bright Sparks’ mission.

01/27/2024

Tomorrow - Saturday January 27th - 12:30pm. Bright Sparks ensembles will perform at Next Chapter Books on Warren Ave. Come hear string duos and trios perform an eclectic mix of tunes 😊 Music, Books & Coffee

01/26/2024

01/25/2024