May 08
The Senior Regional Orchestra (SRO) for the 2026-2027 school year has been announced. It will take place on Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026 at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Excerpts and audition materials are posted here. Please practice over your summer break!
*scales must be memorized, audition also includes a sight reading portion
Apr 03
Langley Orchestra is excited to welcome all string students to the upcoming 2026-2027 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). Advanced Orchestra at Langley High School includes Juniors, Seniors & Philharmonic classes and an honors weighting (+0.5) is added to Advanced Orchestra classes.
New string students coming to Langley High School are automatically placed into their grade-level class. If new students wish to be considered for advanced placement, section seating, or Philharmonic class, they 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 technical abilities. 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. The audition videos can by submitted via this Google Form. Note the entire video including your introduction, scale and excerpt should not exceed 4 minutes in length. The deadline to submit the audition video is Friday, May 8, 2026.
Please use the following method to record your audition videos and copy the link to the Google Form:
If you encounter any technical problems, please contact webmaster Mrs. Xiaoli Zhao or Huina Gao.
Students currently in Langley Orchestra will audition during Langley Links after Spring Break – look for an announcement and sign-up information in Schoology soon.
Mar 06
Congratulations to Langley Orchestra on their successful Tale of Three Cities Concert on Tuesday, February 24th! In preparation for District Assessment on March 7th, the concert featured all three of Langley’s Orchestras: Philharmonic, Symphonic, and Concert. In accordance with the upcoming trip to Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague, the three groups played a selection of music with origins from Europe, featuring composers such as Mozart and Dvorak. Besides listening to the beautiful music, family and friends were invited to the pre-concert reception in Langley Hall before the concert started, where guests enjoyed a variety of snacks and beverages. View more photos from the concert HERE.
Good luck to the Symphonic Orchestra and the Philharmonic Orchestra for District Assessment at Washington-Liberty High School! As a reminder, attendance for Symphonic and Philharmonic students is mandatory and students must provide their own transportation.
Below is the schedule. Please arrive on time and be appropriately dressed in formal wear (black shoes and black rocks are required).
● Symphonic: Arrival 1pm, Performance 2pm, Dismissal 2:45pm
● Philharmonic: Arrival 5:15pm, Performance 6pm, Dismissal 7pm
Concert Orchestra 2025-26
Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-26
Symphonic Orchestra 2025-26
-Publicity Manager, Kristen Han
Photo Credit, Farid Homayounmehr
Dec 18
On Tuesday December 9th, Dr. Scott McCormick and the Langley Orchestra presented a Russian themed concert to honor Val Cukierman and the incredible legacy he has created at Langley. The audience experienced an evening of poems, songs, and glorious music from historical symphonies to modern soundtracks. Along with guest band members, the concert opened with “Festive Overture” by Shostakovich. Then, accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra, Luca Gozzi played “Piano Concerto No. 2” by Rachmaninoff, a famous classical work.
Next, the Concert Orchestra played Themes from Romeo & Juliet by Tchaikovsky and Five Ukrainians in a Bell Tower by Leontovych. Last, the Symphonic Orchestra finished off with Rasputin, a popular song on Just Dance, and a Mad Russian’s Christmas, which featured Tchaikovsky’s “Trepak” (Russian Dance) from The Nutcracker.
Thank you to Kaptian for sharing his passion for Russian language arts and culture with generations of students at Langley. We appreciate everyone who came to celebrate and enjoy the music!
More pictures from the concert can be found here. The concert program can be downloaded here.
-Kristen Han
Publicity Manager, Tri-M Honor Society
Nov 02
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.