Orchestra

Orchestra is one of L-s's newest club/class that is currently available. 8 years ago, the orchestra director Doug Albert started the program in middle school and it has now been going for eight years. There are approximately 30 people in the high school orchestra with one string bass player, 6 cello players, 3 viola players, and approximately 20 violin players. There are two sections for the violin- first violin and second violin. First violin players have to play harder music and more advanced techniques. High school orchestra is relatively small right now because of how new the program is. There is only one senior currently in high school orchestra which proves how new the program is. When the eighth grade class comes up to high school next year, the high school orchestra will double in size because of the small amount of people currently in the High school orchestra. "The High School orchestra is looking to be in very good shape for the years to come," says High school orchestra director Doug Albert. "I and the rest of the school music leaders are very excited with the current talent in the High school orchestra and with the potential of some of the littler kids. We cant wait to see the High school orchestra at its peak." Just recently, the L-S orchestra program held a "strings festival" to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of the orchestra program. It started with the fourth and fifth grade orchestra who played two pieces. They played good, but it was obvious that they are still learning to say the least. Then, the fourth and fifth grade orchestra left the stage and the Middle School orchestra took their place. They played several pieces and they were also good. Then the High school orchestra took the stage and played two pieces. It was obvious that the High school orchestra was the most difficult degree of music in the concert and it also was apparent that the high school orchestra was the hardest working program. The Orchestra program is a program that will see a lot of growing in the next couple years, not only in the high school orchestra but also in the elementary school and middle school orchestras. "Next year is going to be one of the largest growing periods that the orchestra will see, especially in the High School orchestra," says Mr.Albert. "Come on out to our concert in a few weeks!"



this is one of the L-S schools string basses