It is the first night at Ogontz Suzuki Institute. The families have just settled into their outdoor cabins, shared a wonderful home cooked meal together with the faculty, and we have all helped with the dishes. It is now time for the opening play-in. Everyone gathers their instruments as they head out across the grassy upper campus to the rehearsal hall. Parents call from their cabins to the children playing a pick up game of soccer as they reach for their flashlights—they won’t need them now, but after the play-in the night will be darker than any city can ever get, and the woods will be alive with music.

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