NASHUA – Music students are busy preparing for this year’s Sinfonietta Strings Honor Recital.

The event is set for 4 p.m. March 15 at the Hunt Memorial Building, 6 Main St. A wine and cheese reception will follow, while there will be non-alcoholic drinks available for students.

According to the organization’s website, Sinfonietta Strings supports and enhances the music program in the Nashua School District with group string lessons, three after-school string ensembles and a one-week summer camp.

This school year, the organization is offering group violin, viola, and cello lessons for seven Nashua elementary schools: Amherst Street, Dr. Norman W. Crisp, Bicentennial, Birch Hill, New Searles, Main Dunstable and Mount Pleasant. It also offers double bass lessons to students in eighth grade and above, in addition to group lessons for middle and high school students. All cello and bass lessons and middle school lessons take place at Nashua North High School.

The after-school string ensembles enroll 50 students and continue to grow. The ensembles are for beginners, as well as experienced student string players from Nashua and surrounding communities. Students enrolled in the ensemble who don’t take private lessons also have the option of group lessons.

Sinfonietta Strings is supported entirely by private donations and grants. Group lesson students pay only a nominal charge: $30 per year for students qualifying for reduced or free lunch; $125 per year for others. Ensemble students pay $250 each year, while those qualifying for reduced or free lunch pay $30 for the year.