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Coronado Orchestra invited to perform in the National Orchestra Cup in New York City
Posted by SUSD Communications on 4/18/2023
The week before spring break provided an exciting opportunity for a group of Coronado High School students.
Although their numbers may be relatively small, make no mistake: they are MIGHTY!
The Coronado Orchestra was invited to perform in the National Orchestra Cup in New York City in March. The Orchestra Cup is an invitation-only competition extended to outstanding high school orchestra ensembles from around the nation each year.
With the financial support of the SUSD Foundation and the Scottsdale Charros, and under the direction of longtime SUSD conductor Mrs. Irvin, our students were able to travel to The Big Apple and perform in Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Center!
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our students to perform on a world-class stage in front of world-renowned music adjudicators.
As if that was not exciting enough, for some of these students, it was their first time leaving Arizona and their first airplane trip!
The students opened their performance with a high-energy piece, called ‘Afterburner,’ followed by a beautiful piece featuring Diego Sanchez on guitar, then a lyrical selection, called ‘Lullaby,’ and closed with a famous Offenbach piece that had the audience dancing in their seats, we’re told!
While in New York, students were able to attend a concert of the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and visit some of the sights, such as Rockefeller Center and the Statue of Liberty!
Congratulations on this wonderful achievement!
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