AA's Concerto Night

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Andrews Academy Concerto Night, conducted by Dr. Elsy M. Gallardo-Diaz, was held on Thursday evening, November 7, 2019, at the Howard Performing Arts Center on the Campus of Andrews University. The concerto included music by Faure, Hoffmeister, Lalo, and others. The evening featured Sofia Oudri, Kameron Feliciano, Daniel Palacios-Worley, and Claire Yang.

A concerto is a musical composition for a solo instrument, or a group of solo instruments, accompanied by an orchestra. The idea of a concerto is that the two parts, the soloist and the orchestra, alternate episodes of opposition, cooperation, and independence in the creation of the music flow. To play a concerto with an orchestra is the dream of any soloist, and at Andrews Academy these dreams became a reality, something that usually only happens at a college level.

AA’s Concerto Night began in 2010 with the purpose to give some of our most advanced music students the opportunity to perform publicly while accompanied by an orchestra, as well as to bring quality music to our student body and to our community. This was AA’s ninth Concerto Night, with 55 students who have participated as soloists. It was a wonderful evening of great music. Thank you, Dr. Elsy M. Gallardo-Diaz, guest soloists, and orchestra.