Congratulations to the orchestra for a beautiful Spring Concert! And congratulations to the graduating seniors. We thank you for your service to the community and we wish you every success.
Thank you to all of our parent volunteers who have assisted during rehearsal breaks throughout the season. We appreciate you!
Musicians should have turned in their folders at the end of the Spring Concert.
We hope you have a peaceful and productive summer!
Congratulations to Ally Mandese, winner of the Spring 2019 Concert poster contest. Her artwork graces our advertising and promotional materials for the Spring Concert.
Congratulations to Karla Mejias, winner of the David Hubbell Concerto Competition. Karla is a senior at EastsideHigh School and studies violin with Dr. Janna Lower. She first studied violin with Mrs. Sonnhild Kitts and later with Mrs. Stephanie Richeson. Karla participated in the Charleston InternationalMusic School, taking master classes with violinist Isaac Malkin; the Perlman Music Program; Philadelphia International Music Festival and Lancut Music Festival in Poland. Last summer she was offered a scholarship to attend Indiana University Summer String Academy and the Sphinx Performance Academy at Curtis Institute of Music. She also went to the 16th Internationale Sommerakademie für Kammermusikauf in Zwingenberg, Germany under the tutelage of Prof. Jacek Klimkiewicz. Karla has won several violin competitions, including the FSTA Concerto Competition Intermediate String where she placed 2nd and the Dorothy Reaves String Award- FPM 1st Place winner. Next July Karla will participate again in the Sphinx Solo Performance Academy taking place at Juilliard School of Music. Karla feels that music is and will always be an important part of her life, as she plans to study music performance in college.