Middle School GT Chamber & GT Orchestras
Today's Concerts CANCELLED - RESCHEDULED TOMORROW
All events are at MRHS.
MS GT (Mrs. Zeitler and Mr. Kim) and ES EO (Mrs. Lawrence and Mrs. O'Bryan) will have dress rehearsals on Sunday, Dec 6 at 1pm, please arrive at 12:45.
The concert will be at 3pm
ES GT (Mr. Walls and Mrs. Aldrich) and MS GT Chamber (Mrs. Lather and Mr. Leung) will have their concert on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 5pm. The ES students should arrive at 3:45 and the MS school students should arrive at 4pm.
Please be patient with logistical issues caused by the tightness of this concert schedule.
You can also check Mrs. Lather's Twitter page for weather updates and other orchestra communications.
Urgent! Help Needed after the Saturday Concert
We will need a lot of parent help in clearing the stage after the concert on Saturday night. The more help we have, the faster it will go. Thanks in advance!
New Orchestra Names
The Howard County Middle School Orchestra program has changed its names. Because both orchestras are accelerated programs and under the umbrella of the Howard County Gifted and Talented Program, it is appropriate for each orchestra to be accurately named. Prior to the current orchestra configuration, we had one large orchestra out of which we extracted a chamber orchestra to perform additional music. We have adopted these names for our two orchestras. The GT Orchestra will rehearse at MRHS and the GT Chamber Orchestra will rehearse at River Hill.
New Requirement for Checks
There is a $200 yearly fee for participation in the orchestras. Please make your check payable to HCPSS and include your child's name and school on the memo line of your check. In addition, you now must include your child's school ID.
Note: All students are assigned a student ID when they enter the school system. It is on report cards, schedules, and emergency procedure cards. If you still don't know where to get it, you can call your child's school and the staff can tell you the number.
Thanks.
Rehearsal Days for the 2009-2010 Season
- The Howard County Middle School Gifted and Talented Chamber Orchestra will rehearse on TUESDAYS, 4:15 - 6:15 pm at River Hill HS
- The Howard County Middle School Gifted and Talented Orchestra will rehearse on TUESDAYS, 4 - 6 pm at Marriotts Ridge High School
Please check this web site over the summer for audition information. The audition requirements will remain the same as last year.
Orchestra Policies
Rehearsals begin promptly at 4pm (GT) or 4:15 (GCT), therefore you must ARRIVE NO LATER THAN ten minutes before IN ORDER TO BE IN YOUR SEAT READY FOR A DOWN BEAT!
Rehearsals end promptly at 6pm (GT) or 6:15 (GCT) and all parents must pick up their children EXACTLY on time.