GPS and McCallie Present Spring Instrumental Music Concert

Have you seen Mission Impossible? Raiders of the Lost Ark? You’ll hear pieces from these famous movies and more at the Spring Instrumental Music Concert! Mark your calendars for a lively performance from your friends at GPS and McCallie. Admission is free.

 

Middle and Upper School students from both schools have been preparing for months, learning music that ranges from movie scores to classical masterpieces. The concert opens with a rousing rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and concludes with the powerful “An Ode to Joy” as arranged by Beethoven in his Symphony No. 9. Other notable moments include Tchaikovsky’s classic “1812 Overture,” the infamous “The Raider’s March” by John Williams, and Kriechbaum’s lively “Boca Grande.”

 

“Each piece is special and has its own story,” says Mary Baxter, GPS Orchestra Director and Music Instructor. “Music is for every mood we have. My goal is for the students to perform a variety of music at each concert to experience some of the many different styles.”

 

The concert will feature performances by the GPS Sixth-Grade Strings Class, GPS Advanced Middle School Orchestra, GPS/McCallie Middle School Wind Ensembles, and GPS/McCallie Honors Full and String Orchestras.

 

Fifteen GPS seniors will make their final Frierson Theatre performances with this concert: Autumn Kring, Caitlin Polk, Mia Vines, Soree Kim, Anisha Phade, Rory Hogan, Elizabeth Meadows, Danielle Wakefield, Mary Beth Propes, Sana Nisar, Claire Lindeman, Allison Lockhart, Kayla Milner, Darran Pan, and Li Luffman. 

 

“I am so proud of how hard each of them is working and how much they have improved!” Baxter says.

 

The performance will also highlight a duet by two seniors, Allison Lockhart on cello and Claire Lindeman on viola. Allison has been playing in the GPS orchestra throughout high school, both in Honors Orchestra and Tango. 

 

“Being in the GPS orchestra has been an invaluable aspect of my high school experience,” Allison says. “As a senior, I’m excited for the opportunities to join music programs in college, but I’m going to miss the amazing community I have here.” 

 

On the other hand, Claire has been playing since the sixth grade. “Sixth grade really doesn’t seem that long ago, but somehow it’s been five Candlelights, multiple chair placements in the viola section, and hundreds of rehearsals since then,” Claire says. “I can’t believe my last concert with GPS is here, but I’m excited for it.”