ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE AT BASKETBALL HALL OF

This January, the Bement Orchestra received an invitation to a performance at the grand Basketball Hall of Fame for the Lunar New Year Celebration in Western Massachusetts. On January 22, the student orchestra, led by Ms. Wetherby headed down to Springfield for their performance. The piece they had been preparing for this event was an arrangement of the traditional Chinese piece “Jasmine Flower” for the string orchestra. The performance started at 5:30, and the Bement Orchestra was the first on the list.

The orchestra performance was followed by a cello and flute duet of “Butterfly Lovers” by Cleo ‘23 and Flora ‘23. The orchestra’s performance demonstrated all the effort and dedication the students have worked on throughout the term. The duet was phenomenal, too, as the two ninth graders played the beautiful duet they had been preparing on their own. Following the performances was a Hulusi trio by Yulin ‘26, his sister Yuki, and their teacher. It was impressive to see the students representing The Bement School to a bigger audience. The students all had a good time at the Basketball Hall of Fame sharing their insights about the New Year with each other and the outside world.

-Josephine X. '24