LYS Spring Concert 2026

Strings Ensemble

Jonathan West, Director

  • Violin
    Molly Abel (Apex)
    Parinita Adithya (Altona Middle)
    Juniper Blankenship (Mead Middle)
    Logan Carville (Centennial Elementary)
    Amalea de Lorimier (Homeschool)
    Hazel Duff (Flagstaff Academy)
    Rosie Hahn (Erie Middle)
    Louisa Jurkovich (Saint Vrain Community Montessori School)
    Elijah Margheim (Firestone Charter Academy)
    Violet Nelson (Homeschool)
    Darci Peck (Longs Peak Middle)
    Siddharth Rajasekharan (Altona Middle)
    Pranav Sankar (Peak to Peak)
    Samuel Villarreal (Homeschool)
    Esther Vue (Blue Mountain Elementary)
    River Watkins (St Vrain Launch Ed (Online))

    Viola
    James Anderson (Twin Peaks)
    Wren Judy (Meadowlark)
    Isabella Lofquist (Meadowlark)
    Vivian Meier (Silver Creek High)
    Gavin Rushton (Astravo)

    Cello
    Marlowe Campbell (Sunset Middle)
    Amelia Hart (St. Vrain Community Montessori School)
    Gardiner Hollander (Sunset Middle)
    Jaxsen Millard (Altona Middle)
    Howie Morarie (Apex Homeschool Program)
    Bennett Nichols (St Vrain Montessori)
    Ellea Overlease (Mead Middle)
    Angela Parajara (Roosevelt Middle)
    Jacob Rush (Westview Middle)
    Aarav Shah (Shining Mountain Waldorf School)
    Keira Stephens (Altona Middle)
    Sam Winheld (Westview Middle)

    Bass
    Lily Edwards-Nipp (Westview Middle)

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Symphonic Band

Carrie Borja, Director

  • Flute
    Madelyn Lucero (Westview Middle)
    Sophie Scott (Mead Middle)

    Clarinet
    Emma Cook (Altona Middle)

    Bassoon
    Emily Cook (Altona Middle)

    Bass Clarinet
    Finn Cronin (Altona Middle)

    Alto Saxophone
    Skyller Fields (Erie Middle)
    Tessa Welch (Westview Middle)

    Tenor Saxophone
    Solomon Friedman (Westview)
    Phoebe King (Westview Middle)
    Nash Marschke (Westview Middle)
    Lily Reed (Altona Middle)

    Trumpet
    Eva Fuhr (Westview Middle)
    Travis Plaster (Longmont High)
    Lily Simon (Westview Middle)

    French Horn
    Braiden Shea (Coal Ridge Middle)

    Trombone
    Liam Diehm (Longmont High)
    Simon Guile (Westview Middle)
    Parker Hoskins (Mead Middle)
    Silas Harrison (Westview Middle)

    Baritone
    Denver Lindsay (Longmont High)

    Tuba
    Henry Brooks (Westview Middle)

    Percussion
    Jamison King (Westview Middle)
    Max Oldroyd (Westview Middle)
    Zoe Schreurs (Mead Middle)

Program

  • Apollo, the Greek god of prophesy, music, and healing, served as the inspiration for Apollo's Chariot. One of his daily tasks was to harness his chariot with four horses and drive the sun across the sky. Apollo was also a great warrior, bringing down the mighty Achilles with one of his arrows. For me, these two images set the stage for a dramatic work, with bold (and sometimes dissonant) harmonies and driving rhythms throughout. As the god of music, Apollo was known for playing the lyre and the lute. This more sensitive side of Apollo is represented in the lyricism of the peaceful ballad section at rehearsal m. 55. The peace is overcome by war at rehearsal m. 80, which drives to the exciting conclusion.

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  • This traditional style concert march was written as a school song for the Trinity Lutheran School in Orlando Florida, with the Viking being the school mascot. Though the march does not have any Viking sounds, it does contain all the elements of a classic march.escription

Symphony Orchestra

Rachel Waddell, Director

  • Flute
    Ash Wicklein, Principal (Legacy High)

    Oboe
    Jennifer Stucki, Principal

    Clarinet
    Yoona Jung, Principal, Dvorak (Niwot High)
    Matthew Legg, Principal, Price and Copland (Skyline High)

    Bassoon
    TBD

    Horn
    Joseph Lee, Principal (Longmont High)
    Kelvin Atteberry, (Longmont High)

    Trumpet
    Connor Lindsay, Principal, Dvorak (Longmont High)

    Trombone
    TBD

    Timpani
    Thomas Landewee, Principal

    Violin 1
    Adam Wegner, Concertmaster (Longmont High)
    Hasini Nedunuri
    Sam Cooper (Colorado State University)

    Violin 2
    Michael Vassilyev, Principal, (Niwot HS)
    Madison Burke (CIVICA CO)
    Clarissa Roman (Skyline High)
    Mia Vinod (Altona Middle)

    Viola
    Fernando Gurrola, Principal (Skyline HS)
    Vivian Meier (Silver Creek High)
    Michelle Smith (Silver Creek High)
    Layla Wilkins (Silver Creek High)

    Cello
    Shea Archie, Principal (Skyline High)
    Titus Galloway (Longmont High)
    Jacob Hodek (Frederick High)
    Violet Kush (Longmont High)
    Iris Lee (Altona Middle)
    Ava Locker (Longmont High)
    William Quinlan (Niwot High)

    Bass
    Elise Wowk, Principal (Erie Middle)

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Combined Ensembles

Rachel Waddell, Director

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