Langley Orchestra concludes the year with the Vive la France Concert on Tuesday, May 21st. The concert honoring our Class of 2024 featured many pieces composed by French composers like Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré.
Concert Orchestra started the night with Jean Joseph Mouret’s Rondeau, followed by Ferdinand Hérold’s Zampa Overture, and ended with Alan Menken’s Beauty & The Beast. The Junior Orchestra continued the show with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera featuring Aiden Mousavi on the organ, Hector Berlioz’s Hungarian March, and Jacques Offenbach’s Can-Can. Next, the Philharmonic Orchestra performed Danse Macabre featuring soloist Audrey Goodner, and Danse Bacchanale, with both pieces composed by Camille Saint-Saëns. They ended their performance with Dean Marshall’s Sainte Patrice, and a huge shoutout to Senior Fiddlers Tano Chun, Finn Fitzgerald, Alina Liu, Amanda Chung, Audrey Goodner, Jasmine Alcorn, Sophie Lin, and Cristina Pak. Also shoutout to the guitars Luke Butler and Matthew Han, as well as Griffin Krupp on electric bass. Additionally, a huge thank you to the number of Langley Band students who played in Hungarian March, Can-Can, Danse Macabre, and Danse Bacchanale!
Finally, the Senior Orchestra put on a spectacular performance of highlights from Bublil & Schönberg’s Les Misérables, Gabriel Fauré’s Pavane, and music from Michael Giacchino’s Ratatouille. After presenting Doc with a new conducting baton by the senior class, the senior orchestra played Viva La Vida from Coldplay as the audience watched the Class of 2024’s college destinations. The concert program and senior slideshow can be found below:
Thank you to photographer Mr. Farid for his amazing concert photos! Above are a few, and the rest can be found in this Shutterfly link.
Edward Park