QRS Orchestra 

5th Grade Winter Concert- January 8, 2026

4th Grade Winter Concert- January 27, 2026

5th Grade Spring Concert- May 14, 2026

4th Grade Spring Concert- May 28, 2026

Classes will start September 10. Please don’t worry if you have not yet rented your instrument, you can borrow until you get one. 

-A Days will be the 5th Grade ORCHESTRA students from 5 Kenney and 5 Burns, and 5 Liebowitz

-B Days will be the 5th Grade ORCHESTRA students from 5 Gega and 5 Marty

-C Days will be the 4th Grade ORCHESTRA students from 4 Knopp and the 5 Burns/ Kenney Violins

-D Days will be the 4th Grade ORCHESTRA students from 4 Badurski and the 5 Burns/Kenney/Liebowitz advanced

-E Days will be the 4th Grade ORCHESTRA students from 4 Papantoniou and the 5 Gega/Marty advanced

-F Days will be the 4th Grade ORCHESTRA students from 4 Badurski and the 5 Gega/Marty Cellos

5th Grade Early Morning Orchestra will start B DAY at 7:45 AM October 1 and resume every B Day thereafter on the QRS stage.

4th Grade Early Morning Orchestra will start D DAY at 7:45 AM November 21 and resume every D Day thereafter on the QRS stage. 

Please note that if there is a weather related closure or delay, early morning rehearsal is canceled. 

Thank you and I look forward to a musical year!

Sincerely,

Ms. Elkhatib 

You may rent from any store of your choosing but here is a list you may find helpful! Be sure you bring your child with you to ensure the proper size or just ask Ms. Elkhatib, jelkhatib@me.com.

Ardsley Music

219 Sprain Rd.

Scarsdale, NY 10583

http://www.ardsleymusic.com

(914) 693-6639

Atelier Constantin Popescu

http://www.atelierconstantinpopescu.com/

Crestwood  Music 

http://crestwoodmusic.com/

DZ Strad 

http://www.dzviolin.com/

60 S Lexington Avenue

White Plains, NY

914.831.7415

Eastchester Music

http://www.eastchestermusiccenter.com/

Johnson String Instruments 

https://www.johnsonstring.com/

Rentalinstrument.com

Ken Kuo, Director

Westport:

1242 Post Road East

Westport, CT 06880-5427

(203) 226-0805

Greenwich:

299 Greenwich Avenue

Greenwich, CT 06830

New York:

144 Riverside Blvd at Trump Place

New York, NY 10069

http://www.ctschoolofmusic.com

Music & Arts Center

604 Mamaroneck Ave.

Mamaroneck, NY 10543

(914) 381-5205

5th Grade Early AM Orchestra will be every B Day starting October 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM on the QRS stage. 

4th Grade Early AM Orchestra will be every D Day starting November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM on the QRS stage. 

Please note that if there is a weather related closure or delay, early morning rehearsal is canceled. 

The All District orchestra is available to anyone looking for more of a musical challenge beyond the QRS School Orchestra. They meet for rehearsal every Tuesday 3:30-4:30 at Scarsdale High School and it is led by the orchestra director there, Amedee Williams. It is open to all 4th-6th graders in the district. Please contact awilliams@scarsdaleschools.org with any questions. Click the link below to sign up!

All District Sign Up Link