Category: Concert Programs

On Tuesday, October 20th, Dr. Scott McCormick and the Langley Orchestra presented the Ancient Wonders concert, featuring a variety of music inspired by Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, and Egyptians. Prior to the concert, the students enjoyed Mediterranean kabob and other treats at the dessert reception. They also gathered in Langley Hall for the Ancient History Trivia Kahoot. Thank you to Ms. Banker and the student leaders for helping organize this friendly competition. 

At 7:00pm, the Concert Orchestra opened with three dynamic pieces: Rise of the Olympians by Brian Balmages, Raiders March from Indiana Jones, and Egyptian Legacy by Soon Hee Newbold. 

The Philharmonic Orchestra followed with Orion & the Scorpion, featuring cellist Bryan Xia and violinist Bennett Huang. Next, solo violist Kweku Adusei-Poku, the Orchestra, and the Madrigals amazed the audience with Flos Campi, which is Latin for Flower of the Field. The Orchestra, along with the Band, finished with Gladiator.

Later, the Symphonic Orchestra took the stage, starting with the Ancient Wonder Suite. Special thanks to Ms. Player for conducting the last two pieces: Go the Distance from Hercules and When you Believe from the Prince of Egypt.

Again, thank you to the Band, Choir, Theater Tech members, teachers, parents, students, and audience members who made this concert possible! View more photos HERE.

Written by Kristen Han, Publicity Manager; photography by Farid Homayounmehr.

The Langley Orchestra ended the school year in style at the Blazing Bows Concert on Tuesday, May 23rd. The year-end western-themed concert celebrating the class of 2023 filled the auditorium to capacity, including many alums.

Concert Orchestra started off the evening with Aaron Copland’s Hoe Down, followed by William Hofeldt’s Speckled Hen Overture. The Junior Class, accompanied by a number of Langley Band students and several professional accompanists, started its set with Richard Meyer’s Legend of the Ghost Stallion. Hans Zimmer’s Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, followed by Elmer Bernstein’s The Magnificent Seven concluded the junior performance. Philharmonic Orchestra took the stage next, with a rousing rendition of The Cowboys Overture by John Williams and Ghost Riders in the Sky by Stan Jones.

Finally, the Class of 2023 took the stage, leading with an amazing performance of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, featuring Wesley Chang on the electric guitar and Tim Kuanyshev on the electric bass, complete with whistling by members of the senior class. The audience was treated to a showcase of two Langley sopranos, junior Ashley Headrick and senior Catherine Knecht, during Ennio Morricone’s The Ecstasy of Gold. And after a presentation of a new violin case and Shutterfly book to Doc by the senior class, the audience enjoyed seeing the Class of 2023’s college destinations slideshow during the final piece of the night, Stayin’ Alive. Originally by the Bee Gees, this version of Stayin’ Alive was arranged by percussionist and Langley HS Class of 2011 alum Craig Hunter. The concert program and senior slideshow can be found below:

A special thank you to Rania Razek for her amazing concert photos. They have been posted to Shutterfly and along with her other photos, can be accessed via links from the photos page on this website.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!!

Congratulations to Langley and Cooper orchestras for a great combined concert on Tuesday, February 21st. The evening started off with The Jam, a band formed by Wesley Chang featuring several Langley Orchestra seniors and lead singer Lily Chopus, performing in the Black Box.

The orchestra concert featured all three Langley Orchestras (Concert, Philharmonic, Symphonic) as well as Cooper’s top 2 orchestras (Chamber, Symphonic) each performing 2 pieces in preparation for Assessments. Langley’s Concertmaster Audrey Goodner wowed the audience with an amazing solo performance of Vivaldi’s “Winter.”

The concert program can be found here:

The concert also showcased artwork by senior violinist Victoria Wang (program cover) and sophomore bassist Riley Seewer. Riley’s artwork was displayed during Langley Orchestra’s performance of “The Elements” by Richard Meyer.

Finally, we are happy to share a photo of (most of) the Langley Orchestra Class of 2023.