Sparta Orchestra Students Perform at Winter Concert

Written by: Olivia Giralt and Sarah Riley

On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Sparta High School orchestras showcased their talents at the annual winter orchestra concert. Both led by Sparta High music teachers Ms. Bach and piano accompaniment from Mrs. Lopez, the school’s Symphony Orchestra and the Honors Philharmonic Orchestra separately performed their own pieces, and converged together to perform the night’s big finale.

The Symphony Orchestra played the following three pieces: Radioactive recorded by Imagine Dragons, Jig from St. Paul’s Suite by Gustav Holst, and Themes from “The Nutcracker” by Peter I. Tchaikovsky.

Secondly, the Honors Philharmonic Orchestra performed another three pieces known as The Sleigh by Richard Kountz, Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson, and Russian Sailors’ Dance from “The Red Poppy” by Reinhold Gliere.

Lastly, both orchestras joined together to perform their finale: The March of the Kings/Hark the Herald Angels Sing arranged by Paul O’Neill and Bob Phillips.

For two songs, students from the Honors Wind Ensemble joined the Honors Philharmonic during the Winter Concert. Instruments from the Wind Ensemble include trumpets, percussion/timpani, clarinets, flutes, bassoons, French horns, trombones, the piccolo, and the tuba. Together they played two holiday classics, Russian Sailors Dance and Sleigh Ride. Daniela Cassano, a bassoon player, performed an extraordinary solo in Russian Sailors’ Dance. Together, the Honors Wind Ensemble and Honors Philharmonic certainly put on a show.

During the concert’s reception, the school’s very own Chamber Club entertained the crowd as everyone mingled together for conversation and refreshments. As usual, the Sparta High School Orchestra’s annual winter concert was performed beautifully and was a great success.
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