The senior spotlight concert was on Oct. 16th. The orchestra had prepared pieces that highlighted seniors’ talent throughout the concert. Some of the pieces they played were “Part of Your World”, a frozen medley, and some Mozart.

“The last rehearsal before the concert was very stressful. Our flute player walked out on us and we had to hire a professional last minute. It made us all on edge.” freshman, Thea Ferdinand said.

“Over the past four years orchestra has become my life, and for the senior spotlight, we prepared like crazy. It was so stressful because of all the special parts that we were given,” senior Ben Boughton said.

“Recently I quit C1, which gave me way more free time. Orchestra is so fun to be a part of, this concert was the one that got everything started for everyone which is exciting,” freshman Bailey Truitt said.

Andrew Leonard was one of the soloists in the concert. He had prepared for this solo and was extremely excited. Besides being in the orchestra he also is a member in the band, C1.

“It’s so fun being a part of something that gets you involved with other grades. You can learn a lot of valuable information from them. Also, this concert turned out well, being it was my first real high school concert.” said freshman, Kiri Wang.

Mr. David Smarelli is the conductor of the orchestra. He took extreme pride in this concert because it was spotlighting the best seniors in the orchestra. It was a bitter sweet moment because he know that next year these seniors would not be with him anymore.

“Bailey, a senior, conducted Part of Your World and he was really good. We had to vote in class for him. A few people had tried out for the spot.” said Wang.

“There was a draft and it blew away our music. At points I messed up, but I always get back on track by following the first chairs. Overall, it ended up being a great concert, and the senior soloists were also great.” said Ferdinand.