[toggle title=””]…[/toggle]A harmony of orchestra, band, and singing filled the auditorium on Jan. 26 at the annual Masterworks concert. Once a year, the three musical groups come together to perform. This concert has been an South tradition for 11 years now. The choir, band and orchestra performed well-known compositions by composers such as W.A. Mozart and George Telemann.

According to band director Steve Adams, Masterworks is a concert where the symphonic band and orchestra and top choirs all come together to perform difficult pieces, and feature a soloist from each organization. Senior Taylor Pickering represented the choir; senior Allie Kite played a viola solo; and senior Kristen Jenson played a flute solo.

Others receiving recognition for their talent were Hannah Cantrell, Sam Tankel, Jillian Kincaid, Peter Litzler, Lucas Elliott, Todd Nobles, Andy Hermann, Sarah Stevens, and Heinrich Dettmann.

The concert was divided into three parts: one for Symphonic Band, one for Masterworks soloists, and the last for Choir and Symphonic Orchestra combined. Pickering sang “Carmen” by Georges Bizet. Jenson played “Concerto in G,” K. 313, and Kite played “Viola Concerto” in G major.

One of the main points of the concert was to showcase the soloists, who are decided by band director Adams, choir director Dustin Cates and orchestra director Jonathan Wiebe.

“It’s pretty enjoyable and eye opening to see the level of talent at the school,” Adams said.

According to sophomore Ben Bernard, the groups don’t really get nervous at this concert.

“You hear a difference when it is just the orchestra playing,” Bernard said. “But this time you’ve had a couple of concerts, there isn’t as much pressure. I think that we will perform well.”

Masterworks, even though it involves more musical groups, isn’t much different than other concerts, according to Cates.

“They play it together, and it is a showcase for the seniors, we just really want to showcase the talent we have at the school,” Cates said.