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OPRF senior Maxine Gimbal with her instrument, a double bass.

OPRF senior will perform in Carnegie Hall national youth orchestra

by Amaris E. Rodriguez April 4, 2024April 30, 2024

It is going to be a summer of music and travel for an Oak Park and River Forest High School senior who was selected to be a part of a national orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Maxine Gimbel, a senior at OPRF, will be taking her love of music on the road with the 2024 National […]

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