5 I t was difficult to know what the response would be, but in the end we were so many that it was hard to count us. The city of Cuneo observed with amazement and joy, approximately two thousand visitors, students, parents and teachers ‘invading’ its spaces. The heart did not fear and the passion for music, for the educaƟon of young people and the desire to stay and play together won over everything. The certainty and sharing of a choice, the Suzuki Method, united the parƟcipants and visitors alike and the many organised events got everyone involved. The theme, the Italian Opera offered the very young students from all over Europe the awareness of an extraordinary past and the hope of a wonderful future. The 11th European Suzuki Children's ConvenƟon took place in Cuneo, Italy from 13 to 17 July 2022. About 550 students, 80 acƟve teachers and 130 observing teachers parƟcipated along with an orchestra conductor, a soprano, a tenor, a composer and a cello soloist. The more advanced students took part in the orchestral acƟviƟes - all the others took part in the instrument lessons. all finished, I was having breakfast in the hotel and an obviously embarrassed student approached me and with the only words he had learned in Italian he said to me: "Grazie, è stata una esperienza meravigliosa”. In the weeks following the conference, I received many such messages and comments about the days we spent together. I feel the need to say some THANKS because I cannot otherwise express the value of the experiences and emoƟons experienced during our conference. I would like to thank the hard work that "the inseparable" Stefano Viada and our excepƟonal team undertook for months to prepare for the event. Only enthusiasm, passion and a pinch of courage gave us the strength. I would like to thank the Board of the Italian Suzuki InsƟtute and all of the European teachers who accepted an idea, shared it, enriched it and made it concrete. I believe the value and the colours expressed in the concerts will remain in everyone's heart. And finally, I would like to thank the families and students who made a dream come true! European Suzuki Children’s Convention, Italy Marco Messina The theme for everyone was ‘the Italian Opera’. The event provided everyone, students, families, teachers, and ciƟzens with a wonderful atmosphere and a posiƟve energy - strong emoƟons that will hopefully last a long Ɵme in everyone's heart. For me personally it was an intense series of commitments but also a series of a thousand joys and emoƟons all beauƟful, all new, all unique and special in their own way. At each event my eyes shone thanks to the love with which everyone gave their best. The standing ovaƟon in the theatre rewarded the skill and represented a real, very strong emoƟon. I will keep in my heart forever the performance of the Icelandic violin group and the Suzuki Voice group, both of whom came from so far away but thanks to the music were of one heart! I will also keep in my heart the rehearsals and the concerts of the Orchestras. The Italian Opera, Puccini, Verdi, Cimarosa, Mascagni, Rossini all gave the Suzuki students great new musical harmonies and the students gave us an exciƟng interpretaƟon and a beauƟful, clean energy and pure love for music. I will especially keep the final concert in my heart where the songs wriƩen specifically for an orchestra of almost 800 people, including students and teachers represented a wonderful magic. I will keep many other experiences in my heart but I would like to relate one in parƟcular. The day aŌer it had
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