Listen: Samohi Orchestra Plays Planets Op.32

Santa Monica High School’s six orchestras played selections from Brahms, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and other holiday favorites at their annual winter concert Tuesday night.

Among the highlights was "The Planets" Op.32 from Gustav Holst. Listen to the performance by clicking the play button above this article; it's well worth the nine-minutes!

About the orchestra:

Named America’s top high school orchestra in 2005 by the American String Teachers Association, earlier this month, 48 Samohi orchestra students performed with the California Orchestra Directors Association Honor Orchestras. 

Los Angeles Philharmonic’s violinist Guido Lammell called the Santa Monica High School Orchestra  “one of the finest school music programs I have ever witnessed.”