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Outside of KHS, Parker plays cello with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra (STLSO).

Luisa Parker

Morrigan Carey, features writer May 10, 2023

Case Western Reserve University Chemical Engineering & Cello Performance It starts with a single note. A woman with curly, brown hair draws one string across another to make a low, droning sound....

As a violinist, I have many opinions on instruments and their players.

What your orchestra instrument says about you

Norah Manwaring, business staff March 1, 2023

As a violinist, I have many opinions on instruments and their players. I’m not saying I don’t see other instruments as inferior to the violin. But, I am saying that the people that play them fit a...

photo courtesy of Google under the Creative Commons license

KHS Orchestra Storms the Windy City

Mia Alexander, Writer May 21, 2018

Her fingers rapidly flipped through the pages of her music book, searching for the right starting point as the rest of the class clutched their bows into playing position. Lilly Van Rees, freshman, in...

The cost of music: priceless

The cost of music: priceless

Thomas Birmingham, news-features writer April 7, 2017

  Luckily, Proposition K has passed, but this story serves as a reminder of the importance of the measure within the school district. Right now, there are over 290 third and fourth graders...

Photo gallery: KHS Symphony Orchestra goes to NYC

One-hundred-six students in the Kirkwood Symphony Orchestra travelled to New York, NY to play in Carnegie Hall* Mar. 3-6. Patrick Jackson, Symphonic Orchestra conductor, has taught in KSD for 26 years...

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