Orchestra Pops Concert

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  • With a little downtime Ashlyn Lake, 9, drifts off and imagines something else. (photo by L. Trask)

  • Maybe confused or just has an itch, this orchestra player scratches his head with his bow (photo by L. Trask)

  • Just before a song, Nusret Ozakinci, Orchestra director, starts to count the orchestra off. (photo by L. Trask)

  • During the song Morgan Lahner, 9, concentrates on the music and staying in time. (photo by L. Trask)

  • During some downtime, Lindsay Hoffman, 10, looks for direction from the teacher and what she did well and what needs improvement. (photo by L. Trask)

  • Two bass players, Kristoffer Nelson-Brantley, 10, and Brody Gatza, 12, stop their playing to listen to what the director has to say. (photo by L. Trask)

  • At this moment, Chezney Haney, 10, looks up at the director to make sure he is on time. (photo by L. Trask)

  • With the directors back turned, two orchestra members joke around about something that was just said. (photo by L. Trask)

  • In the middle of a song Nusret Ozakinci, Orchestra director, makes sure to keep up and not let the orchestra fall behind. (photo by L. Trask)

  • In Orchestra, it’s important to make sure not to fall behind of take your eyes off the music. (photo by L. Trask)

  • During a show, Dylan Terry, 10, doesn’t fall behind and stays with tempo. (photo by L. Trask)

  • Two cello players, John Mitchell, 10, and Kaitlyn Wilson, 9, make sure to have their eyes on the music. (photo by L. Trask)

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SHHS Orchestra’s annual pops concert. Great time and great music. Performed music includes: Chamber Orchestra – Overture to the Wind by Kirt Mosier and American Reel also by Kirt Mosier, Concert Orchestra – Toccata by G. Frescobaldi arr. Higgins, Rhythm Dances by Brian Balmages, Yesterday by Lennon and McCartney, The Lion King by Elton John arr. Custer, The Incredibles by Michael Giacchino arr. Moss featuring Christian Carpenter, 11 trumpet, and lastly Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury arr. Berry featuring Kurtice Akin.