Category: Orchestra Updates

Nov 02

Fall Concert: Strings & Wings (Oct 14, 2025)

Congratulations to the Langley Orchestra for a successful Strings and Wings concert on Tuesday, October 14th! Orchestra students and guests enjoyed snacks and beverages in Langley Hall before taking flight into a magical realm of music.

The concert featured Langley’s three orchestras: Concert, Symphonic, and Philharmonic. All three orchestras performed pieces in line with the bird theme, including the theme song from Angry Birds, a piano duet, and classical masterpieces such as Swan Lake and Vivaldi’s Spring from the Four Seasons. Soloists Gemma Shi, Leah Pang, and Zifei Zhao played beautifully, really bringing the birds in Spring to life. Finally, the concert debuted Langley Orchestra’s very own kazoo ensemble. The kazoo soloists survived a rigorous audition process, fulfilling their lifelong dreams of becoming principal kazooists for the theme of Chicken Run.

Thank you to everyone who came to listen and support the orchestra!

– Kristen Han, Publicity Manager, Tri-M Honor Society

More pictures from the concert can be viewed here. The concert program can be found here.

Apr 30

Pre-assessment Concert on 3/4/2025

Congratulations to the Langley Orchestra on their successful pre-assessment concert on Tuesday, March 4th! The concert featured all three of Langley’s Orchestras: Philharmonic, Symphonic, and Concert. Starting with the Philharmonic Orchestra, students performed the Holberg Suite, Op.40 “In Olden Style” by Edvard Grieg, and the Serenade, Op.10 by Ernst von Dohnanyi. Next up, Concert Orchestra played Fantasia on an Original Theme by Joseph Phillips, Allegro in D by Antonio Vivaldi, and Finale from Symphony No. 88.  Finally, Symphonic Orchestra played Themes from “The Moldau” by Bedrich Smetana (arr. Frost), the   “Unfinished” Symphony  by Franz Schubert (arr. McCashin), and Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Dackow). Truly an abundant amount of compositions that embody the timeless nature of classical music!

The playbill can be found below:

Assessment Concert 2025 copyDownload

Here is the link to the pre-assessment concert, as well as the recording to the Orchestras Assessment at Herndon HS with only the Symphonic and Philharmonic.

2025 Philharmonic Orchestra 

2025 Concert Orchestra 

2025 Symphonic Orchestra

2025 Langley Orchestra Seniors 

Apr 28

Congratulations to Students Selected for the All-State Orchestra

Congratulations to Leah Pang, Gemma Shi, Amiliya Smith, and Bennett Huang for being selected to the All-Virginia Orchestra! All four of these musicians were selected through a blind audition process out of a field of hundreds of Virginia’s finest high school musicians. The All-Virginia Orchestra will be performing in concert on April 26 in Richmond.

A heartfelt thank you to our trip organizers Jen Lee and Claudia Peters, whose meticulous planning made every aspect of the trip truly outstanding. Thanks also to our dedicated chaperones: Mayam Ayromlou, Pamela Fox, Farid Homayounmehr (also our trip photographer), Slava Reshetnyak, Raj Rana, Lucy Sang, Masami Smith, and Kelcy Wanamaker.

A very special additional congratulations to senior Amiliya Smith who was selected as cello section leader of the All-Virginia Orchestra! This distinction means that Amiliya is recognized as the top high school cellist in Virginia. Congratulations Amiliya!