Senior Christopher Vuong, the winner of the 2018 Young Artists’ Concerto Competition, is pictured with band director Joe Caluda (left) and assistant band director Jason Giaccone (right). For winning the Concerto Competition in October of 2018, Vuong was invited to play a movement on Friday, Feb. 22, with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre. Vuong played the first movement from Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor. “It felt like the next level, performing with a professional orchestra behind you,” Vuong said. “It was a really great opportunity and a surreal moment for me.” Read Chris Vuong’s musical bio on the LA Philharmonic Orchestra website.