Electrifying
Emmy award-winning composer and recording artist Mark Wood works with Marana students
Marana High School cello player Jenise Melland plays "Carry on my Wayward Son" on the cello. Mark Wood was conducting his "Electrifying Your Strings!" workshop for four days in Marana, working with middle and high school students in the Marana Unified School District
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The orchestras for Marana High School and Mountain View High School play together in the Mountain Lions' gymnasium with Mark Wood as they play "Carry on my Wayward Son" while rehearsing for a performance. The workshop helped middle and high school students in the Marana Unified School District.
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Mountain View High School student Ana Garza looks up at Mark Wood, an Emmy award-winning composer and recording artist as she plays "Carry on my Wayward Son" by the group Kansas on the violin.
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Electric violinist Mark Wood gestures with his bow as he talks to Marana-area high school students as they rehearse at Mountain View High School.
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Marana High School student Craig Thompson rocks out as he plays "Carry on my Wayward Son" on an electric cello called a "Cobra" designed by electric violinist Mark Wood while rehearsing for a performance.
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Mountain View High School students Elena Whitton, left, and May Choy, each play electric violins called "Stingrays" designed by Mark Wood while rehearsing for a performance.
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Marana High School cello player Jenise Melland plays "Carry on my Wayward Son" on the cello. Mark Wood was conducting his "Electrifying Your Strings!" workshop for four days in Marana, working with middle and high school students in the Marana Unified School District
- A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star
Marana High School student Ben Godowski plays the bass as he and fellow students perform the "Winter" concerto to Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
- A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star
The orchestras for Marana High School and Mountain View High School play together in the Mountain Lions' gymnasium with Mark Wood as they play "Carry on my Wayward Son" while rehearsing for a performance. The workshop helped middle and high school students in the Marana Unified School District.
- A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star
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