Wind Ensemble warms up before their final performance of the year
Travis Arnold ’14 warms up on trombone with Wind Ensemble
Flautists Shadia Musa ’13, Heather Eisinger ’14, Kathleen Cheseldine ’11 and Ashley Sharp ’11 (clockwise from top-left) pose during a group picture of Wind Ensemble
Jorden Howard ’11 and Margaret Magnaye relax backstage before performing with Wind Ensemble
Conductor Anthony Conto directs String Orchestra during their first song, “Farandole”
String Orchestra gave Mr. Conto a gift as a token of appreciation for the work he has done this year.
Daniel Flores ’13 performs with String Orchestra
Mr. Conto reflects on the past year spent with String Orchestra
Kamille Poindexter ’11 (left) and Alyssa Snider ’11 perform on cello with String Orchestra
A brief scene change was need to prepare for the full orchestra performance
The view from a performer’s spot for the Combined Orchestra
Roland White ’11 is set to perform on timpani with the Combined Orchestra
A Combined Orchestra of Wind Ensemble and String Orchestra performed a medley of pieces from the musical Phantom of the Opera
A variety of props set to be used by Wind Ensemble for their last song of the night
The Percussion Ensemble gave an unannounced performance of “Stinkin’ Garbage”, a rousing piece that livened the audience up after intermission.
For “Stinkin’ Garbage”, performers used trash cans to beat on
Roland White ’11 led the group for the performance, performing on two trash cans during the song
The performers were just as excited as the crowd after the song
Dan Johnson ’11 performs on trombone
Reverend Timothy Girdler was McNamara’s former band director. He came back as the guest conductor for Wind Ensemble on a piece titled “On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss”.
Mr. Conto speaks between Wind Ensemble’s performances
Ms. Francine Amos, Assistant Band Director, and Mr. Conto were recognized for their success in the band program
Ms. Mary Mitchell Donahue, Fine Arts Chair (left), Mr. Conto and Ms. Amos wore the same dresses as a joke for the last song, “Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion”.
As part of the last song, Michael Mathes ’11 danced through the gym wearing a tutu
Even Mighty Mac made a visit during the final song
Confetti was shot off to conclude a successful year for the band program
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