Event Info & Orchestra Schedule

PHMS Orchestra Fall Concert

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

PHMS Cafeteria

Timeline

4:30pm-4:40pm - Beginning & Intermediate Orchestras arrive through front doors of PHMS

4:45pm - Beginning Orchestra - Seated on stage (Rehearsal)

5pm-5:45pm Concert: Harp, Beginning & Intermediate Orchestras 

**(Beginning and Intermediate Orchestra students are free to leave at 5:45pm or they may stay for the second half of the concert.)

INTERMISSION 

5:45pm - Advanced Orchestra - Seated on stage/Phil & Rhap waiting backstage

**(Advanced/Phil/Rhap students need to uncase, tune, and warm-up individually in the orchestra room prior to 5:45pm)

6:00pm Concert: Advanced, Philharmonic & Rhapsody Orchestras

ALL Students Need to Wear Concert Uniform: 

• Orchestra Black Polo

• Black Dress Pants (no skirts, no black leggings, no black jeans)

• Black Close-Toed Dress Shoes (no black tennis shoes)

• Black Dress Socks (tall enough to cover ankle skin when seated)

Cost

Free

Attending Students

 All Orchestra students - required attendance (concert grade)

Students Need to Bring

• Instrument (*Cello/Bass students will need to bring their home instruments. If their home instrument is severely out of tune, please have them bring their instrument on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of the concert week to have it tuned. Severly out of tune instruments take a lot of time to tune and the strings need time to settled before performing.)

• Bow & Rosin

• Shoulder Rest (violin/viola)

• Rock Stop (cello/bass)

• Music (Beginning students do not need music)

• Uniform (if they are changing at school prior to the concert)

• Bass Stool (basses only)

Help Wanted

Parent Attendance/Chaperones

Please email Mrs. Dixon if you are willing to help to supervise students after the concert when they are in the orchestra room and hallways. 

Please invite all family and friends to support our students!

Concert Q&A

Can students stay after school? No, students need to leave campus at 3:45pm.

What should students enter when they come back to school in preparation for the concert? Students need to enter through the front entrance doors of the school and go to the Orchestra room to tune and warm-up. They need to be tuned, dressed, and seated with their instrument by their rehearsal time. *Advanced, Philharmonic & Rhapsody students should not be entering through the cafeteria doors to avoid disrupting the first half of the concert. 

What door should parents/families enter through? Cafeteria doors

Does my student need to stay for the entire concert? Students are only required to stay for the concert portion that they are performing in. Beginning & Intermediate Orchestra students are required to stay until 5:45pm. They are free to go during intermission or they may stay for the second half of the performance. 

Is my Advanced/Philharmonic/Rhapsody student required to be at the first half of the concert? No, however they are being asked to help tune and support their mentees who are performing. 

Is the concert required for students? Yes, the concert is a required performance and will be graded. 

What time will the concert be over? Approximately 6:45pm