ORCHESTRA

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The Thomas Dale High School Chamber and Concert Orchestras are part of the Chesterfield County Specialty Center for the Arts which has a Virginia Blue Ribbon Music Program. Many orchestra students study music in college while others pursue professional career paths including teaching, medicine, and many other diverse fields. Orchestra graduates attend Belmont University, University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Shenandoah University, William and Mary, UVA, VT, and Temple among others.

Orchestra students believe in supporting the community and have produced charity rock concerts to benefit causes such as homelessness, AIDS, and children of fallen soldiers. One charity concert raised funds to provide 26,000 meals for families in need in our area. Since 2004, the outstanding group of young Orchestra program musicians have continuously received superior ratings at district competitions, performing professional level compositions. They have traveled throughout the Commonwealth and other states and consistently receive top honors for their stellar performances. Most recently, the Chamber Orchestra received national attention when they were selected to perform in Nashville, TN for the National Association for Music Educators In-Service Conference, an honor typically reserved for college and professional groups. The TDHS Chamber Orchestra was the only high school orchestra selected to perform. The orchestra was also recently acknowledged when they received the highest rating in history at Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Music in the Parks. 

This outstanding group of musicians has also performed with Mark Wood, one of the original founders of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.