Started in 1996 by then Music Director Johnette Parker (now Johnette LeBlanc), the current Director of Orchestras, Elaine Webb has been carrying on the tradition. This year's soloists were:
Evanne LeBlanc, violin student of Angela Russell
Meghann Shacklette, viola student of of Samara Humbert-Hughs
Rachael Trafford, violin student of Charlene Trafford
Eliot Haas, 'cello student of Kristina Vaska-Haas
Nicole Kim, viola student of Adrienne Gabriel
John Keene, violin student of Angela Russell
Daniel Felty, violin student of Dan Santelices
Daniel Wheeler, violin student of Daniel Santelices
Below are my photo images of the orchestra and the soloists, most of which were taken from behind the scenes on the pieces I did not play.
Caddo Magnet High School Director of Orchestras, Elaine Webb
Elaine Webb with CMHS viola soloist Nicole Kim,
student of SSO violist Adrienne Gabriel
student of SSO violist Adrienne Gabriel
CMHS Violist Kyle Davis and 'cellist Melanie Gray
CMHS violist Tierra King
CMHS orchestra Concertmaster, Daniel Wheeler, student of SSO violinist
Dan Santelices
Dan Santelices
CMHS violist Sarah Dai
CMHS Principal 'Cellist Jacob Wheeler
CMHS violin soloist Rachael Trafford, teacher Charlene Trafford
Concerto Chamber Orchestra Horn Section L-R
4th Horn, Joe LeBlanc, 3rd Horn, SSO's Susan W. Rogers, 2nd horn, Kelsi Cox and SSO Principal Horn, Tom Hundemer
4th Horn, Joe LeBlanc, 3rd Horn, SSO's Susan W. Rogers, 2nd horn, Kelsi Cox and SSO Principal Horn, Tom Hundemer
photo by SSO 2nd Clarinetist Sandra Clark - editing by sjwr
CMHS violinist Christina Powell
CMHS violinist Christina Powell
CMHS solo violinist John Keene rehearsing
student of SSO violinist Angela Russell
CMHS 'cellist David Newton - in background 'cellist Armand Collins and Prin Bass Aaron Wheeler
afternoon performance for the students at CMHS
student and teacher - Kelsi Cox and SSO Principal Horn Thomas Hundemer
CMHS Band Director Joe LeBlanc on horn
and SSO percussionist Doug Parmelee
CMHS bassist Aaron Wheeler
CMHS Principal Bass Maya Hudson
CMHS violinist Mollye Shacklette
CMHS violinist Clarissa Bruns
student of violinist Gary Bruns
CMHS violinist Evanne LeBlanc
also a concerto soloist
and student of Angela Russell
CMHS concerto soloist 'cellist Eliot Haas,
student of Kristina Vaska-Haas
Magnet students playing in the concerto chamber orchestra
L-R Kelsi Cox, Claire Letson, Sam Hall
performance night
oboist Bethany Eustes Tilbury
CMHS violist Cary Armand
Chamber orchestra brass section - trumpet CMHS student Claire Letson and SSO 3rd trumpet Mike Scarlato - trombone Steven Edwards and CMHS student Samuel Hall
Teacher and student - CMHS flutist Natalie Lockart with SSO Principal Flutist Sally Horak - behind are bassoonists Daniel Phillips and Jordan Winkins