Orchard Park Music Department

A look inside Mrs. LaPaglia’s camera role! Fun during band lessons and NYSSMA Solo fest pictures of 7th & 8th grade band kids! 🎶

This past week, the OP Wind Ensemble presented a truly once-in-a-lifetime musical experience: the complete performance of Robert W. Smith's The Divine Comedy.
This monumental work takes listeners and performers alike on an artistic and emotional journey through Dante Alighieri's timeless masterpiece - from the darkness and despair of Inferno, through the hope and redemption of Purgatorio, the soaring beauty of The Ascension, and finally into the radiant splendor of Paradiso.

Performing this nearly hour-long work demanded exceptional musicianship, endurance, and commitment from our students. We are incredibly proud of their dedication to bringing one of the wind band's most ambitious and powerful works to life.

Bravo to the members of the OP Wind Ensemble for an unforgettable performance and for sharing this remarkable musical journey with our community.

Some highlights from all the music making that happened in May in Orchard Park! 🎶 Congrats to our students and faculty!

6th grade chorus teacher Mrs. Strohmeier visited South Davis to work with 5th graders on their Moving Up Day song before school. 🎶

We love the opportunities our music program creates for students and teachers to connect across buildings, helping make the transition to middle school a little more familiar!

Student Spotlight!

Quaker Marching Band QMB and Junior QMB spent time rehearsing this week for tomorrow's Orchard Park Memorial Day Parade. Looking forward to playing for everyone tomorrow 🇺🇸