April 30, 2008

G.I. Senior High Orchestra will present spring concert

The Grand Island Senior High Orchestra will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the Grand Island Senior High School Auditorium, Director Christa Speed said. 

Emalie Clement and Ben Robbins, both senior violists, will perform the first movement of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. 

Violinist Laura Steele, a senior, will also be featured in the concert. She will play the first movement of the Violin Concerto in E Minor by Felix Mendelssohn. 

Selections to be performed by the orchestra include "The Shepherd King" by Mozart, "The William Tell Overture" by Rossini, and "In a Persian Market" by Kettelby.
 
Orchestra awards will be presented, and graduating seniors will be recognized. There is no admission charge.

For more information, contact: Christa Speed, orchestra director, Grand Island Senior High School, (308) 385-5950, cspeed@gips.org