Langley Orchestra

Our final concert of the school year – “Blazin’ Bows of the West” – will take place at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, May 23 in the Langley auditorium. (Please note the slightly later start time.) As always, our concert is free and will be video recorded and the link will be shared with orchestra families approximately one week after the concert.

Students will not be required to wear formal wear, but instead are encouraged to wear Western-themed clothing (flannel shirts, blue jeans, bandannas, boots) or their black Langley Orchestra polo shirt and jeans. Cowboy boots optional but encouraged!

Students are required to attend concert-day rehearsals and attendance will be taken. The rehearsal schedule is:

• 3:00 Concert Orchestra (Freshmen & Sophomores)
• 3:45 Junior Orchestra
• 4:30 Philharmonic Orchestra
• 5:15 Senior Orchestra (ALL Class of 2023)
• 5:15 Preconcert Dinner (cafeteria) – sign up on CheddarUp
• 6:30 Hospitality – Langley Hall
• 7:30 Concert Begins

Hospitality – please consider donating food for our reception area and/or volunteer to help with the preconcert dinner or our hospitality tables. Please volunteer at the SignUpGenius.

Preconcert Dinner – Famous Dave’s is catering a Western-themed fried chicken dinner (which will include fried chicken, potatoes, Wilbur beans, cole slaw and cornbread, with vegetarian, vegan and dairy-free options, and can accommodate peanut and tree nut allergies). Please sign up and pay the $15 if you are interested in opting into this dinner at the CheddarUp link.

The slight drizzle on Saturday morning, April 29th didn’t stop our student and parent volunteers from washing a lot of cars and raising funds to pay for our spring sectionals. Special thanks to Car Wash Parents Becky Fulton & Lalitha Ketineni for organizing a great event at a new location, the Great Falls Exxon (9829 Georgetown Pike). Exxon Manager Saman Limouee was gracious in hosting the Langley Orchestra without charging a fee – thank you Saman!!

Thank you to all of the students who came out and worked at the wash!!

Thank you to photographer Rania Razek for all of her wonderful photos from the car wash. More photos can be found at this link.

Langley Orchestra is excited to welcome all string students to the upcoming 2023-24 school year!

Langley’s orchestra program is comprised of five classes that rehearse separately (Freshman Orchestra, Sophomore Orchestra, Junior Advanced Orchestra, Senior Advanced Orchestra, and audition-only Philharmonic) but often combine into three orchestras for concerts, assemblies, and assessments (Concert Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, and Philharmonic Orchestra). 

There is a place in the orchestra for every string student who wishes to join and students are automatically placed into their grade-level class.  However, new students who wish to be considered for advanced placement, section seating, or Philharmonic are required to submit an audition by video.  The audition will comprise one scale of the student’s choosing (number of octaves and difficulty will be considered – 3 octaves required for Philharmonic) and a short excerpt of a solo piece (1-2 min) that demonstrates the student’s tone, technique, and musicality.  There is no need for special equipment – a video from a smartphone, tablet, or school laptop works fine and piano accompaniment is not necessary.  Please be sure to introduce yourself at the beginning of your video.

Students currently in Langley Orchestra will audition during Langley Links in April after Spring Break – look for an announcement and sign-up information in Schoology soon.  Students who will be new to Langley Orchestra should submit video auditions via this Google Form or FCPS students may also submit videos via FlipGrid. Please be sure to submit your video in either one of these 2 options (not both!) by Friday, April 14, 2023.

We invite you to learn more about the Langley Orchestra via this website and/or come join us at our final concert of the 2022-23 school year on Tuesday evening, May 23rd at 7:00 pm in the Langley Auditorium (Door 14). Families may also sign up to join our e-newsletter at this link. Our first e-newsletter to new orchestra students will go out in April.