WHRHS Photos String Orchestra

(above) Hundreds of instrumental music students at Watchung Hills Regional High School (WHRHS) filled the stage at the school’s Performing Arts Center (PAC), Wednesday, Dec. 16, for the annual Instrumental Winter Concert. Among the performances was by the String Orchestra, which opened the concert with three eclectic compositions which set the tone for the evening: The dramatic and haunting “Theme from House Of Cards,” by Jeff Beal; three excerpt from the classic seasonal favorite, “The Nutcracker,” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; and a contemporary piece with classic themes, “And The Mountains Echoed: Gloria!” by award-winning composer Robert Longfield, the band and orchestra director at Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami.