The crowd listens as the students give a speech. The students’ speech describes the rest of the concert and its content.

Students play in harmony while the director keeps them in tempo. Students from Carlsbad and Sage work together.

The students tell the crowd what song is playing next. The crowd quiets down as the music starts.

The director leads the “Spooky Scary Strings” concert in the PAC on the evening of Oct. 16. The students made little to no mistakes.

Students prepare for the next song as they make a speech. They move swiftly to make it in time before the speech ends.

The students play spooky songs. The songs range from spooky songs from movies to Halloween songs.

As the director stands on the platform, she keeps the students from messing up. If one student messes up, the whole orchestra’s flow will be ruined.

Students from Carlsbad High and Sage Creek High read from sheet music. The musicians surround the director while playing many spooky songs.

The director powerfully commands as the orchestra follows. This was the first concert of the Carlsbad Unified String’s Collective.

The musicians watch the director as she directs the orchestra. The crowd watches in amazement as the orchestra exceeds the crowd’s expectations.