It’s ILS tradition to feature Vivaldi’s “Summer” for the last week of school. The summer solstice, the official start of the summer season, is on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Vivaldi describes summer this way:
Beneath the blazing sun's relentless heat
men and flocks are sweltering,
pines are scorched.
We hear the cuckoo's voice; then sweet songs of the turtle dove and finch are heard.
Soft breezes stir the air….but threatening north wind sweeps them suddenly aside. The shepherd trembles, fearful of violent storm and what may lie ahead.