Cache Valley • When Mary Sharp joined the Cache Symphony Orchestra nearly three decades ago, it was a small community group that gave her the chance to rekindle her violin skills.
Through the years, though, as the community orchestra grew and grew, the music became more and more difficult, practices became longer and longer, and competition grew stiffer and stiffer.
Sharp had enjoyed playing in the orchestra because it allowed her to create sounds she could never produce on her own. But this year, the orchestra — which had historically welcomed any and all Cache Valley musicians — had strayed from its origins…