Non-edible TACO, delicious to the ears

My neighbour invited me to sketch at her monthly orchestra meet-up. The group is called 'Terrible Adult Chamber Orchestra' or 'TACO'. Like Urban Sketchers, TACO is made up by adults who love classical music and want to play with a friendly group. People with all skill-levels are welcome to join in as long as they bring their own instruments, enjoy making music with the group and laugh at mistakes together. Although I didn't see any today, sometimes participants do bring their children or grandchildren to come along and play a piece of music with the group.

The first two sketches were done on pre-tinted paper. The guest conductor's hands made me smile. His left wrist moved in a distinctive way.

Cathy, who was a pianist in my sketch before, is the founder and conductor of TACO. I admire her commitment and hard-work to keep TACO running since 2011. There is a lot of off-scene preparation involved to accommodate 50-60 people play music together once a month. Thanks to her and many volunteers, TACO continues to provide social opportunities and musical education to the community. 

In my last sketch I decided to capture a few individual musicians just to show cast different instruments. The tricky part was to connect the subjects together without making the whole picture too messy. I decided to try some technique I saw in Charles Reid's video and I like how the sketch turned out.

After sketching intensely for 3 hours, I was exhausted. But the experience was amazing and no, TACO was not terrible at all! I'm hoping to make it to their December meet-up so I can sketch the orchestra with some choir groups.