Author: Emma Weidmann

Emma Weidmann is a senior English major from San Antonio, with minors in News-Editorial and French. She loves writing about new albums and listening to live music. After graduating, she hopes to work in journalism.

Guest violinist and fiddler Mia Orosco-Kelso joined the Waco Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Camille Saint-Saens’ “Rondo Capriccioso,” a floating, playful tune dominated by the strings. Although the piece itself may sound light and fluffy, the work that goes into putting on a concert is not.

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“Everyone there loves being there, and that’s the difference between high school band and college band. In high school, you have to be in marching band if you want to be in concert band, but people sign up for BUGWB because they love it so much and they keep coming back because it’s an amazing place. If the people weren’t there, it would be a completely different experience,” Nielsen said.

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