Glenn’s Trumpet Notes

Full Orchestra, Meadowdale HIgh School, Edmonds, 12-17-2019

Seven different bands and orchestras from Meadowdale High School (MHS) in Edmonds performed a dozen pieces at the Winter Concert in the Great Hall on 17 December. My wife and I were there to see and hear our granddaughter play in the 22-member Concert Orchestra. Emily Hurd conducts the bands, and Nathan Rengstorf conducts the orchestras.

Four trumpeters, MHS Wind Ensemble

The Concert Orchestra played “Greensleeves” and “Danza, II Allegro.” As a trumpet player and teacher, I especially enjoyed the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Full Orchestra. “Minor Alterations: Christmas Through the Looking Glass” was the most memorable piece to me, and it was a huge treat to hear the Full Orchestra play “The Polar Express.” The 61-member Full Orchestra  blends strings with brass, woodwinds, and percussion for a big, colorful sound. The concert concluded with the Combined Orchestras (71 members, including two guitars and two percussion) playing “Boughs of Holly.”

The Meadowdale Arts & Music Booster Organization (MAMBO) was there to support and promote the school’s music program. Learn more about MAMBO at http://www.mhsMAMBO.org.

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Full Orchestra

Emily Hurd, Conductor, MHS Full Orchestra

Wind Ensemble

Symphonic Band

Elizabeth Hurd, Conductor, Symphonic Band

Combined Orchestras

Chamber Orchestra

Nathan Rengstorf, Conductor

Symphonic Orchestra

Nathan Rengstorf, Conductor

Concert Orchestra

Nathan Rengstorf, Conductor

MAMBO