By: Min Qiao <[email protected]>

After concluding its competition season at ISSMA, the orchestra will end the year with their annual spring concert.

According to Gizele Rubeiz, member of the Camerata orchestra and senior, this concert will feature all of the orchestras and will be held in the Dale E. Auditorium on May 15. This will also be a “senior night” for the orchestra.

“The senior line up on stage, they say where they are going, (and) they get their flowers,” Rubeiz said. “It’s just a way of recognizing the seniors.”

Orchestra director Rachel Tookolo said that in addition to honoring the seniors, there will also be a banquet on May 19 awarding the individual players with outstanding achievements.

Specific numbers for the concert are not yet decided, but Tookolo said that each orchestra will play about two or three songs, one of which will be from their ISSMA competition set. The Symphony orchestra will be playing some of the music they recycled, and in addition they will also feature three senior violinists.

“We will be featuring (senior) Erica Ting. She is going to be soloing on a violin concerto, and the whole orchestra will be accompanying her,” Rubeiz said. “It’s going to be amazing; she’s a very talented violinist.”

Additionally, Rubeiz said that she and senior Andrew Bloom will be featured in a double violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi.

“I’ve gained so much from (being in orchestra). I’ve met so many new people, made new friends and bonded with them. We’ve had so many great times, and it’s the little moments that I am really going to take away with me.” Rubeiz said.

Tookolo said, “This has been a really good year. We tried a lot of new things this year, and this is our first year back at ISSMA. I am looking forward to next year. Trip year!”