I was in high school when I first felt it.

I met my friends outside.
Then we started playing our orchestra parts from memory.

Oh… “the feeling.”
The excitement of playing music written for us.
Music written for young people.

Music adapted to our age.
Our grade level.
Our energy.
Music that sounded great in rehearsal.

Years after conservatory,
I still remembered it.

Today, I’m fortunate enough to feel “the feeling” when I compose.
But that’s not why I compose.

My mission is to share “the feeling” with a new generation.
With young string players.

The passion.
The love.
The craft.
The smell of rosin and wood.

That’s “the feeling.”

It’s unique.

It can shape a life.

About César Avilés