Carnival of the Animals: SCV Youth Orchestra performs

Chris Torres
December 22, 2022
10:52 am

The Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra performed its Carnival of the Animals Concert at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts center earlier this month.

Strings Coach Jayla Tang conducts the orchestra students for their performance during the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Concert at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Symphony Orchestra Director Mark Gutierrez speaks to the crowd during the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Concert at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Clarinetist Shannon Thomas performs her solo alongside the orchestra students during the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Concert at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Dance soloist Tzong-Han Wu performs her routine as the “Aviary” in a combined ensemble with the orchestra students during the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Concert at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Dance soloist Tzong-Han Wu performs her routine as the “Tortoise” in a combined ensemble with the orchestra students during the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Concert at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Dance soloist Kira Gilliam performs her routine as the “The Swan” in a combined ensemble with the orchestra students during the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra Carnival of the Animals Concert at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center in Valencia, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

Chris Torres

Chris Torres is a staff photographer and writer for the Signal. Before joining the Signal in November of 2021, he served as Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Sundial at Cal State Northridge in 2020 and Editor-in-Chief of The RoundUp News at Pierce College in 2019. He also graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Journalism with an emphasis in photojournalism and documentary photography. You can contact him at [email protected]. Twitter: @chris_t_torres Instagram:@chris.t.torres