Mesquite High School Orchestra

 
The Fall Orchestra Festival is a festival where orchestras perform in order to receive an adjudicated rating from three string adjudicators who either have, or currently teach orchestra throughout the state of Arizona. Each performing group participates in a 30 min. warm-up, 30 min. stage performance, and 30 min. clinic with a string adjudicator. The site and dates for the festival vary from year to year. The Mesquite High Orchestras will be attending the Fall orchestra Festival site at Highland High School on October 2nd and 3rd.

We are currently in need of parent chaperones.

If you are able to chaperone a group please contact our Vice-President of Chaperones, Jen Ritter jritter@bloodsystems.org

Chamber Orchestra & Symphonic Strings Itinerary

7:30am Arrive at MHS in concert attire (including black hose, socks, & shoes) and load busses with instrument, music, rock stop, etc.

8:00am Depart MHS for Highland High School

8:20am Arrive at Highland High School, unload buses

8:30am Symphonic Strings goes into warm up room, all other groups go into auditorium with chaperones to listen to groups. Please be on your best behavior.

10:15am Chamber assembles outside of warn-up room, ready with instruments and music. Symphonic Strings goes into auditorium with parent chaperones and quietly watches the performances. Please take your instruments (in their cases) with you to the auditorium.

The schedule is as follows:

12:15pm Depart Highland High School for MHS

12:30pm Arrive at MHS, unload & change clothes if needed, eat lunch
(provided by orchestra boosters), go to your 6th hour class if time allows.

*You need to be there for all parts of the festival performances from MHS. We are going as a unified group and part of the experience is supporting other groups from MHS and learning as an audience member. You may bring your homework or a book to work on during your time, however, please be courteous to the performers on stage. You may not bring any electric devices such as ipods, cell phones, etc. that will disrupt the performance. It is also a good idea to bring some spending money for snacks/drinks- just keep in mind that you may not take them into the auditorium with you.

Concert Orchestra Itinerary

8:00am Arrive at MHS in concert attire (including black hose, socks, & shoes) and load busses with instrument, music, rock stop, etc.

8:30am Depart MHS for Highland High School

9:00am Arrive at Highland High School, unload buses

9:30am Concert goes into warm up room. Please be on your best behavior.

The schedule is as follows:

Warmup

11:15pm Depart Highland High School for MHS

11:30pm Arrive at MHS, unload & go home. Please have your parents ready to pick you up right at 11:30am.

*You need to be there for all parts of the festival performances from MHS. We are going as a unified group and part of the experience is supporting other groups from MHS and learning as an audience member. You may bring your homework or a book to work on during your time, however, please be courteous to the performers on stage. You may not bring any electric devices such as ipods, cell phones, etc. that will disrupt the performance. It is also a good idea to bring some spending money for snacks/drinks- just keep in mind that you may not take them into the auditorium with you.