Umi Garrett, 8yr. - Balakirev “The Lark“

Umi performed in Killington Music Festival in Vermont in Aug, 2009. She made a story to this piece with her teacher, which is about a little bird who gets lost in the forest and be apart from his mom. It starts with the narrative part with sad and slow melody. “Long long time ago, there was a little bird living in the forest with his mother bird. The mother bird was not feeling very good one day,,,“ Then the melody changes and the story begins with the little lark who decides to fly by himself, hoping to find some foods for his mom. He promises to his mom he will come back. The little bird is a little bit scared to go, but he flies to far. Then suddenly big wind blow. He is lost and doesn’t know where his mom is. He tries really hard to look around, but it is windy and perhaps rainy, too. Towards the end of the music, there is a part that reminds us a big wind, and the bird starts falling from the sky. And you hear nice, quiet and warm music. He opens his eyes slowly and finds himself