Lafayette Orchestra

05/13/2022

Last night’s spring concert was spectacular!

05/12/2022

Over the years, orchestra concerts have multiplied. Orchestra teacher Joe Gutowski said Lafayette used to have only have one concert in the spring but it became too long with the volume of music they played. “The spring concert would then get to be two and a half hours which is too long in the middle of the week,” Gutowski said. Because of this, he still remembers the first concert he ever did at Lafayette, the Music in our School concert. “It was between Rockwood Valley Middle School and Lafayette. We only had 72 kids at that point and we have like 150,” Gutowski said. “I remember us playing music from West Side Story and it was definitely an experience.” Gutowski came to Lafayette from a smaller school where he taught all grade levels so it was an adjustment to only teach high school. The orchestras do get to play a variety of music, which allows students to experience different genres. “In general, our concerts have both the classic and pop bent to them,” Gutowski said. “This concert that’s coming up on the 12th we’ll have ironclad rock music and I think every single person in the audience will connect to that piece.” May 12 is the date of the spring concert this year, with a separate concert for alumni on May 21. (story by Sam Haney and photo by Kaylee O’Dell)

10/21/2021

Back to in-person, full live concert tonight! So excited for the audience to experience our music! 7:00 in the theater!🎶

09/03/2021

Last night, the Symphonic Orchestra welcomed LHS families to Curriculum Night with five selections, including two arranged by students Micah Bounds, Matthew Duncan and Simon Ruck.

08/22/2021

We kicked off the new school year with a family picnic. Welcome back, Lancer Orchestras!🖤💛

05/06/2021

Beautiful night for all four orchestras to perform an in-person concert!

03/18/2021

Excited about our first live concert in over a year!

03/02/2021

Congratulations to these students for being selected to the St. Louis All-Suburban HS Honors Orchestra: Angelina Hoang, James Zhang, Shashank Mani, Cathryn Zou, Rohit Sayeeganesh, Kathryn Wenger, Samantha Zhang, Lana Dauw and Evelyn Di Genova!

Gregory Shao was selected for the Missouri All-State Orchestra for violin! 🖤💛🎼

02/14/2021

Don’t miss your chance to order cool LHS Orchestra gear— and support the program at the same time. The spirit wear store closes TONIGHT at midnight! https://lafayetteorchestra.itemorder.com/sale?read_message=true

02/12/2021

Don’t miss out some fabulous LHS Orchestra spirit wear! Hoodies, t-shirts, hats and more are available. A portion of your purchase supports the Orchestra program. The online stores closes this SUNDAY, Feb. 14th at midnight! https://lafayetteorchestra.itemorder.com/sale

01/28/2021

Now’s the time to load up on LHS Orchestra spirit wear! Get your hoodies, hats, shirts and jackets here!

Online ordering for Lafayette Orchestra