Dimitri Imbrunetti and Rafael Contreras won prizes at the recent Redwood Empire Fair Fiddle Contest. Courtesy photo.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Two young fiddlers each won a blue ribbon and prize money recently in the Redwood Empire Fair Fiddle Contest.

Dimitri Imbrunetti won a first in the Junior Junior Class and Rafael Contreras won a first in the Pee Wee Class.

Both boys are members of the Konocti Fiddle Club and the Clear Lake Performing Arts Junior Youth Orchestra.

The CLPA Youth Orchestra and Junior Youth Orchestra, will be starting a new season in mid September.

All ages and levels of string players are invited to join this exciting youth group. Since the discontinuation of the Schools String Program, Clear Lake Performing Arts is offering string instruction in this countywide orchestra.

The CLPA Youth Orchestra is planning a busy season with performances at the Soper Reese Theatre at the Lake County Symphony concerts and in June they will present their own spring concert.

If you are interested in joining the group or just want to learn to play a string instrument, call conductor Sue Condit at 707-533-9431 or coordinator Tamsen Serena at 707-928-9621.

Clear Lake Performing Arts not only supports the Lake Co. Symphony, but also sponsors many Youth Music Education opportunities.

In addition to the Youth Orchestra, CLPA offers music presentations in the schools, financial assistance to music students, and offers a College Scholarship Program for students who play in the Lake County Symphony.

For CLPA information call president Conn Murray at 707-277-7076 or visit www.ClearLakePerformingArts.com.

Other members of the Konocti Fiddle Club, Clayton Rudiger, Eleanor Cook, Bobby Collier and Greg Bushta, also won ribbons at the Fiddle Contest.

The Konocti Fiddle Club is another Lake County group for all ages and all levels of fiddle players.

This group plays lively danceable folk tunes and many of the young members are also in the Youth Orchestra. This group works with Clear Lake Performing Arts to present in-school assemblies.

The Fiddle Club will be performing at the Bluegrass Festival on Sept. 10 and the Pear Festival on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m.

For information about the Fiddle Club, call Andi Skelton at 707-279-4336.