Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Vanessa Wilkison, a member of the Anchorage-based Fireweed Flutes quartet, performs a solo piece on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Kenai. Wilkison traveled to Kenai to play in a free flute and violin concert featuring students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Vanessa Wilkison, a member of the Anchorage-based Fireweed Flutes quartet, performs a solo piece on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Kenai. Wilkison traveled to Kenai to play in a free flute and violin concert featuring students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.

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Sean Raften performs in a violin ensemble with his teacher, Ida Pearson, and other students in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Katie Stoll prepares for a solo flute piece in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. The free concert featured the students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Katie Stoll prepares for a solo flute piece in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. The free concert featured the students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Nicole Reid plays a solo piece in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. The free concert featured the students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Nicole Reid plays a solo piece in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. The free concert featured the students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Sean Raften performs in a violin ensemble with his teacher Ida Pearson and other students in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna.

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Sean Raften performs in a violin ensemble with his teacher Ida Pearson and other students in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna.

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