Julia Bonavita

Strings seniors Felipe Bomeny, Taisuke Yasudam, Robin Tozzie, strings junior Yuri Santos and strings senior Rebecca Tozzie play in the violin section during the concert.

The Philharmonic orchestra concert was held on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. This all-Beethoven concert was the music department’s opening concert of the school year and featured special guests from the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University.

Lynn University violinist Carol Cole, cellist David Cole and pianist Maestro Jon Robertson played in Beethoven’s triple concerto.This piece selection inspired the strings department to do an all-Beethoven concert.

“I really wanted to [perform] Beethoven,” strings teacher Wendell Simmons said. “Two of the soloists are really good friends of mine, and I thought about doing Beethoven’s triple concerto. Then I thought, ‘Why don’t we do an all-Beethoven concert?'”

The concert began with Leonore Overture No. 3 Op. 72, then transitioned Beethoven’s triple concerto. After intermission, the concert finished with Symphony No. 5 in C Minor Op. 67.

Not only was having the special guests from the Lynn Conservatory a great honor for the school, but the students enjoyed their company as well.

“It was fun to see how different people play and [to] have different people critique us,” strings sophomore Olivia Perez said.

While David Cole is a professor of cello at Lynn University, he has roots closer to home.

“This is my third time playing with Dreyfoos and I used to teach here for 6 or 7 years,” David Cole said. “We love [performing with the students], they are great to work with. They have a serious commitment to music and there’s a lot of joy coming out of it.”