Wings & Strings photos

As promised last week, here are a few photos from Wings & Strings, the RCO's joint event with the Reno Air Racing Foundation held on Saturday, September 16. The pictures included here, all by our friend Stuart Murtland, give some idea of what this grand event was like. Over 400 people attended Wings & Strings at the Grand Sierra Resort Showroom.

Acclaimed actor Peter Graves acted as emcee.

The RCO, performing in front of the Grand Sierra’s famous airplane, played an exciting concert of music with an aviation theme.

The Orchestra was led by guest conductor Lawrence Leighton Smith, with RCO Concertmaster Phillip Ruder acting as guest soloist.

Astronaut Captain Gene Cernan also took part in the performance, reading stirring excerpts from his autobiography.