Student Musicians Shine in Orchestra Concerto

The Westmont Music Department offers its orchestra concerto concert, featuring the winners of its concerto/aria competition, Nathan Carlin, Karla Munoz, Tasha Loh, and Leah Nieman, on Friday, Feb. 23, at 7 pm at the college’s Page Hall and on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 3 pm in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy. Both performances are free and open to the public. 

The concerts will feature “España” by Emmanuel Chabrier; “See the Raging Flames Arise!” from Handel’s Joshua, featuring baritone Carlin; the third movement, “Rondo,” from “Bassoon Concerto in F major, op. 75,” by Carl Maria Von Weber, featuring Loh on bassoon; “Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra” by Ferruccio Busoni, featuring Munoz on clarinet; and the allegro moderato movement of “Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 22” by Henryk Wieniawski, featuring Nieman
on violin.