By Ava Klein
Staff Writer
Musical educators will see the orchestra present a reading session, upon which the symphony strings orchestra will play 12 different musical pieces. Three of these 12 pieces have been recently composed.
“I am thrilled to be playing in the SCBOA reading session. It is such an honor to be performing for people that are so passionate about music,” sophomore violinist Kami Brawer said. “I am really proud of orchestra, and this is a perfect reward for all of the hard work we put into our music.”
This is the first time Costa has ever been chosen to perform a reading session for music teachers and the SCBOA.
“To even be asked to perform in this event is an honor. There are so many high schools that have such talented music programs, and to be selected for this is just amazing,” orchestra director Peter Park said.
The strings symphony has not begun preparations for the SCBOA performance. Rather, it is concentrating on preparing for its scheduled orchestra festival in March.
According to Park, finding time to dedicate to the SCBOA upcoming performance has been challenging. He plans to work with his students on the three pieces next week.
“Few high schools can prepare three brand new pieces in such a short amount of time. However, I know that my students are capable of doing this,” Park said. “I am eager to see how the students take on this challenge. We always have to keep up with our performances and be ready for the closest one.”
Many students feel that this is an extremely fortunate chance for music. There are many high schools that the SCBOA could have selected, but due to musical talent, it decided that Mira Costa was the most qualified.
“Although preparing for this concert will take a lot of time, I think it will be worth all of the practice in the end. It is really great that we were chosen to perform,” sophomore violinist Matt Campbell said.
One of the most important aspects of this upcoming performance is that the students will be playing for musical experts. These experts are teachers from around Southern California who are interested in improving the current music programs at the schools where they teach by learning from other musical groups.
“We are giving back to the community and helping these teachers learn about new music literature, and hopefully they can watch our orchestra and be impacted. This performance is a service to expand the educators’ music programs,” Park said.
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