Band Springs Into Final Concert of the Year

Poly’s Spring Band concert was held at Cal State Long Beach’s Daniel Recital Hall on Tuesday, June 2nd.
The Concert Band performed “Trifolium,” a trumpet trio featuring sophomores Brandon Samuels and Tatiana Tate, and junior Hunter Davis as lead trumpet.
Following Concert Band, Symphonic Winds stunned the audience with two very dramatic moving pieces, the first being Steven Verhelst’s “A Song for Japan.” The song, featuring senior Michael Franco on trombone, serves as a tribute to the victims of the Fukushima earthquake that occurred in Japan in April 2011.
Symphonic Winds ended the night with Daniel Bukvich’s “Symphony No. 1,” a four movement commemoration of the victims of the firebombing of Dresden, Germany during World War II.
“The piece even included spoken words in German meaning help, fire, smoke, and firestorm,” said junior flutist Jonathan Rodriguez.
The piece moved the audience, leaving them in fascination and in awe.
“The piece ended with me playing a low note with inflections to imitate a sob. That was the last piece of the concert and it left such a powerful impact on the audience that there wasn’t any applause until the conductor left the stage,” said Rodriguez.
Overall, the band members were very pleased with their last concert of the school year.
“There was a full crowd, the bands played really well, the musical selection was very good, and the bands had a lot of support and love for the graduating seniors,” said Davis.