The Lindbergh High School Symphony Orchestra has been invited to perform at the 72nd annual Missouri Music Educators Association state conference today — Jan. 28 — at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach.

To audition, the orchestra sent one CD to an out-of-state panel of judges, which reviewed all recordings submitted from Missouri music ensembles.

The blind audition did not include any identifying information about the school, according to a district news release.

“Only three high school orchestras are selected each year, so this is a prestigious honor,” Director Susan L. Rola´ stated in the release. “The students have been working very hard to represent the Lindbergh strings program and the Lindbergh district.”

The orchestra’s program includes: “Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for String Orchestra Op. 10” by Benjamin Britten; “Four Pieces for Violoncello, Opus 20 No. 2, Am Springbrunnen (At the Fountain)” by C. Davidoff, featuring cellist James Perretta, a Lindbergh senior; and a premiere piece for the Lindbergh High Symphony Orchestra titled “Mile 6,” composed by Matt Rola´.

Susan Rola´ is assisted in directing the symphony orchestra by Angela Dunsford and L. Michelle Howard.