![Instrumental Music Director John Gilchrist opens the floor for applause following senior and concertmaster Amy Zheng’s violin solo for a concerto.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_5010-1200x800.jpg)
“Unto Greater Heights” closes the year on a high note
Kathryn Foo and Alyssa Yang
• May 22, 2024
![Senior William Zhang is a composer who has written two pieces for the MV Chamber Orchestra at concerts.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/will-i-am-1200x753.jpg)
The will for music
Giljoon Lee and Lillian Wang
• March 6, 2024
![Instrumental Music Director John Gilchrist takes a pause in directing the orchestra during its 2023 Winter Concert, “Forces of Nature.”](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_02401-copy-1200x886.jpg)
Striking the high note
Alyssa Yang and Benjamin Zhang
• January 27, 2024
![Liu played a solo at the California Youth Symphony Season Finale concert, playing “Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5” on May 7, 2023 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Photo Credits: Photo courtesy of Erica Liu](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BDD9B11B-714F-4328-80CE-FE347CEBC618_1_201_a-900x623.jpeg)
Exploring senior Erica Liu’s journey as a violinist
Eshika Tiwari
• May 24, 2023
![Passing Proposition 28](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_5098-900x675.jpg)
Passing Proposition 28
Aidan Ruan and Sophia Ma
• December 23, 2022
![Candy Cane Lane: According to Amy Young, this song, sang at choir’s Winter Concert on Dec. 16, was chosen since several students sang it in previous years, and wanted to bring back the songs positive feelings.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/3-DSC_0226-898x900.jpg)
Planning performances
Brandon Xu
• December 20, 2022
![Senior Clay Carson sits among his peers in the California Philharmonic Youth Orchestras performance.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_1160-3.jpeg)
Behind the notes
Megha Mummaneni
• November 4, 2022
![Sophomore Abha Dash plays the flute during Symphonic Band’s performance. Symphonic Band played two pieces titled “West Highland Sojourn” and “Waltz No. 2” before intermission.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/concert9JPG-2-900x600.jpg)
The instrumental music department hosts its annual Festival Concert
Melody Cui and Gauri Manoj
• February 19, 2022
![Senior Claire Yang experiments with different types of art, from charcoal still lifes to digital drawings.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Untitled-design-900x450.jpg)
Choosing artistic and hands-on electives
Kalyani Puthenpurayil
• January 22, 2022
![Photo courtesy of California All-State Music Education Conference](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/casmec.jpg)
MVHS Music Department’s All-State Band and Orchestra members
Aditya Shukla and Devin Gupta
• February 8, 2021
![Senior Elena Chen performs at Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall during the National Youth Orchestra program.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/89383969_1792669787535723_2071061649929797632_n-600x900.jpg)
Senior Elena Chen’s cello playing experience
Claire Wen and Tyler Cho
• March 13, 2020
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