Save the date
¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê is celebrating 50 years of orchestra with a special concert Saturday, Nov. 5, at the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Center for Visual and Performing Arts.
The day will be filled with performances from orchestra programs throughout the district and culminate with the exclusive 50 Years Celebration Concert. Pre-concert activities are free and open to the public. The 50 Years Celebration Concert is free but requires a ticket.
The celebration concert begins at 4 p.m. in the and will feature the Celebration Ensemble, made up of current students, teachers and alumni from each of the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê’s six high school networks. The event will also feature video interviews with some of the district’s first orchestra teachers who helped lay the foundation for the award-winning program.
Reserve your tickets here.ÌýThe concert will also be live-streamed.
Pre-concert activities include:
1 – 2:10 p.m. – 6th Grade Showcase/Junior High Showcases
2:10 – 2:35 p.m. – Reception
2:35 – 3:30 p.m. – Junior High Showcases
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm – Mariachi Showcase
Orchestra Since 1972
In 1972, Dean Corey, ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê’s coordinator of music activities at the time, started the orchestra program in the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê with the support of the students, parents, school board, superintendent and teachers. It started with just four teachers and a little more than 100 students and has become one of Texas’s most recognized orchestra programs. Today, the programs in the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê serve more than 4,000 students and have received state and national recognition for outstanding performance.
Check the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê’s blog again next week for another article that celebrates 50 years of orchestra in the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê.
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