CMS All-County Middle School Orchestra Auditions
Saturday, November 23th at East Meck High School (6800 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC 28212)
All of our 8th grade students are auditioning for this incredible event! Some 6th & 7th graders will also be auditioning. This audition selects advanced string orchestra performers from CMS to form two middle school orchestras (i.e., Repertory Orchestra and Honors Orchestra). If selected for the orchestra, students then come together for one evening rehearsal in January, one Friday day rehearsal (excused absence) and a rehearsal all day Saturday culminating in a concert that evening (Friday and Saturday in February).
Mr. Myers will let you know of your exact audition time. Earliest auditions will begin at 9:00 a.m., and will continue until completed (usually around 2:00 p.m.). Parents need to stay for the entire audition (bring something to occupy you- the auditions may run awhile!) and are responsible for driving your child to and from the audition. If you have a later audition time, be sure to bring a snack, or even pack a lunch. The students will perform "Air Varie" solo, scales, arpeggios, and perform a sight reading piece in front of judges. Attire is dress clothes. (Be sure to dress for success!) No jeans, t-shirts or anything that identifies your school.
Please click on the following website for additional details: CMS All-County Website
Auditions: Saturday, November 23, 2019, East Meck High School
Rehearsal: January 23, 2020, 7-8:30 p.m. Northwest School of the Arts
Clinic: February 7-8, 2020, E.E. Waddell Language Academy
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Junior Western Regional Middle School Orchestra Auditions
Saturday, February 15th at Forsyth Country Day School (5501 Shallowford Road - Lewisville, NC)
All of our 8th grade students are encouraged to audition as are any 6th & 7th graders who think they are ready! This audition selects advanced string orchestra performers of the western region of North Carolina to form two middle school orchestras (i.e., Repertory Orchestra and Honors Orchestra). (Please note that if you made CMS All-County Orchestra, that does not mean immediate admittance to the Western Regional Orchestra. You still have to audition again.) If selected for the orchestra, students will come together for rehearsals in May. (More information will be provided as the date approaches.)
Once again, student will perform a solo, scales, arpeggios, and perform a sight reading piece in front of judges. Attire is dress clothes. (Be sure to dress for success!) No jeans, t-shirts or anything that identifies your school.
Auditions: Saturday, February 15, 2019, Forsyth Country Day School
Clinic: April 3-4, 2019,