Last night's Symphony Orchestra concert was a truly phenomenal performance. One of the trumpeters in the orchestra, Jonathan, spoke to me after the concert and stated "I can't feel my face," after he played the song, Pines of Rome. If you had seen the concert last night you would totally understand why he responded in such a blunt manner. During the final movement the brass instruments were playing extremely loud and difficult passages as they kept up with the numerous strings, woodwinds, organ, harps, and percussive instruments.

The orchestra was larger than normal because the performance was actually the 25th Anniversary Reunion Concert. Many alumni came back to perform for the special occasion, including several musician from the first Belmont orchestra back in 1984. Overall the concert was spectacular. The literature that was play was the Overture to La Gazza Ladra, Sinfonia Concertante featuring faculty members Elisabeth Small and Sarah Cote, and of course Pines of Rome.

Tomorrow night the wind ensemble is performing along with two local high school bands. If you have time, come check us out, we are performing amazing literature including John Mackey's "Strange Humors" and Morten Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium." I promise that it will be a concert you don't want to miss.