Hopkins Public Schools: Hopkins Spotlight Orchestra Concert Returns On February 25

Press release from Hopkins Public Schools:

February 14, 2022

After a year hiatus, the Hopkins High School orchestra is once again slated to perform its Orchestra Spotlight Concert, featuring special music guest Chris Koza. Students have been collaborating with the singer/songwriter and will perform select songs together during the February concert.

The Orchestra Spotlight Concert is scheduled for Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hopkins High School auditorium (2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka). Tickets will be available at the door. Hopkins students will have free entry. In addition to the Feb. 25 concert, Hopkins High School will also perform a daytime showing “preview” open to all Hopkins High School students at 11:30 a.m. that same day.

According to orchestra director Alison Swiggum, the student concert was the idea of Hopkins High School Principal Crystal Ballard as a way to provide some fun during the learning day and also to give more students the opportunity to attend and hear the performance.

The Orchestra Spotlight Concert last performed in February of 2020 with musician Jeremy Messersmith as the guest artist. It was one of the last public events hosted by Hopkins before the 2020 shutdown.

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