Apricity (Nicolás Repetto, String Orchestra, Grade 3)

Apricity is a beautiful old-fashioned word meaning “warmth of the sun during winter.” Equally beautiful is this new piece by Nicolás Repetto, which perfectly captures this feeling of warmth. Opening with the quite of winter, students will explore rubato and legato playing as the piece ebbs and flows through graceful themes, dramatic harmonic shifts and joyous moments of splendor.