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Feb 06
12/10/2024: Call of the Sea Concert
Congratulations to the Langley Orchestra for a successful concert on Tuesday, December 10th! The pre-concert reception featured a “cello choir” performing Hymnus for 12 Cellos, Op.57 (Klengel, Julius). Cellists from the PHilharmonic Orchestra as well as neighboring FCPS High Schools were featured in this beautiful arrangement.
Orchestra students and guests also enjoyed snacks and beverages in Langley Hall before the concert!
The concert featured Langley’s three orchestras, Concert, Symphonic, and Philharmonic. All three orchestra’s performed pieces in line with the theme, including not one but two Pirates of the Caribbean theme songs, Moana, and original composition Calypso Jam. Not only were the pieces fantastic, the speakers were just as amazing. Seniors Geoffrey Yuan, Griffin Knupp, and Syrus Weinberg concluded the night with a knee-slapping skit portraying the trio abducting Doc as pirates executing a mutiny.
Thank you to Riley Seewer for designing the art in the concert program attached below!
Here is a link to the recording if to see it share with friends and family:
A big thank you to all students and orchestra volunteers that helped set up and make this concert happen!
Photos:
Feb 06
Gingerbread House Competition
A big thank you to all of the students who showed up on December 1st, 2024, and a special thanks to LOS for providing us with the gingerbread house making materials! Thank you to Tri-M Presidents Edward Park and Amiliyia Smith for organizing and making this event happen, as Media Managers Chloe Lin and Lewis Le for taking amazing pictures, and the Tri-M officers for judging the competition!
The competitors were graded in 4 categories: Aesthetics, Creativity, Engineering, and Workplace Neatness. In the end, 3 top houses were chosen and each of the group’s members were given a reward. The number 1 pick was built by a group made up of juniors- well done!
Happy Holidays!
-Tri-M Honor Society
Here is a photo of the winners!
Other participants:
Nov 10
10/29/24: Spookfest Concert
Congrats to Langley Orchestra for a great concert! Langley Orchestra presented its Spookfest concert on Tuesday the 29thth featuring a wide variety of spooky and Halloween-esque music.
Below is a downloadable pdf of the concert program. Thanks to our talented student artists who helped with the covers!
A video recording of the concert was sent to the Langley Orchestra family by email. The concert album can be found here
Prior to the concert, orchestra students and guests enjoyed showing off their various Halloween costumes at the pre-concert reception in Langley Hall. Big shoutout to those who sported their creative Halloween costumes!
The concert also featured senior cellists Amiliya Smith and Edward Park performing Vivaldi’s iconic cello duet: Concerto in g-minor.
(A group of junior girls from the Symphonic Orchestra dressed up as minions for the Despicable Me series, along with conductor Dr. Scott McCormick sporting a BeetleJuice cosplay.)
A group of sophomore girls from Concert Orchestra dressed up as Lilo & Stitch and the Mario Kart brothers (Mario and Luigi)
(A group of Senior boys from the Philharmonic orchestra dressed up as a doctor, cowboy, clown, a cellist, and a pumpkin)
( LHS Philharmonic Orchestra performing Vivaldi’s Concerto in g minor, featuring senior soloists Eddie Park and Amiliya Smith)
(A group of Seniors from the Symphonic orchestra dressed up as fairies)
(Senior violinists dressed up as conjoined twins )
Thank you to the LOS members and parent volunteers for organizing the pre-concert meal program! The pre-concert meal program allows concert days to be as hassle free as possible. A special thanks to Mr. Kaufman and his students techs that supplied the animations for complementing the orchestra performance! Finally, a big thank you to all student, teacher, and parent volunteers who supported the Langley Orchestra for this event!
Chloe Lin
Photo credit: Farid Homayounmehr; Chloe Lin