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Orch. Boosters
The Annual Membership Meeting for the Lake Braddock Orchestra Boosters will be held Monday, May 12 7:00 pm, Orchestra Room.

Plan to attend as we hold the Election of Officers and hear highlights from the Directors about the high school's trip to Atlanta (April 9-13) and about the middle school's trip to Hershey Park (June 6).

All State Orchestra
Congratulations to the following students for having been named to the All Virginia Orchestra 2008

Eric Chen -cello Bethany Hollenbeck –viola (first chair!!) Hillary Hooker- viola Caralyn Moore–bass (first chair!!)
Iris Yoon – violin


Message from the Director

Middle School Orchestra Auditions
School Year 2008-2009

WHO: All current orchestra members will need to audition for placement in an ensemble for the 2008-2009 school year.

WHEN: Monday, May 5
Tuesday, May 6
Thursday, May 8
Friday, May 9

WHERE: Orchestra Room

TIME: In class or 2:15 until 5:00pm

WHAT TO PREPARE: Solo piece that demonstrates your ability and
2-octave scales up to 3 sharps and 3 flats;
There will also be a sight-reading piece

DETAILS: - Audition sign-ups will be in 5-minute increments
- Auditions will be blind
- These auditions will determine placement in an orchestra for the following school year.
- you must arrive 30 min before your audition time.
- Your audition will count as a performance grade for 4th quarter

Current 7th graders will be auditioning for the following orchestras:
MS Concert Orchestra (Period 2 or Period 5)
MS String Ensemble (Period 1)
MS Chamber Orchestra (Period 7)

Current 8th graders will be auditioning for the following orchestras:
HS Concert Orchestra (Period 6)
HS String Ensemble (Period 5)
HS Symphony (Period 4)
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High School Orchestra Auditions
2008-2009 School Year

WHO: All current orchestra members will need to audition for placement in an ensemble for the 2008-2009 school year.

WHEN: Monday, April 28
Tuesday, April 29
Thursday, May 1
Friday, May 2

WHERE: Orchestra Room

TIME: 2:30 until 5:30pm

WHAT TO PREPARE: Solo piece that demonstrates your ability and
3-octave scales up to 4 sharps and 4 flats;
There will also be a sight-reading piece.

DETAILS: - Audition sign-ups will be in 5-minute increments, arrive 20
min before your audition time
- Auditions will be blind
- These auditions will determine placement in an orchestra for the following school year.
- Students in Period 3,4 & 6 will need to stay after school to audition on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday,
- Your audition will count as a performance grade for 4th quarter

Current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will be auditioning for the following orchestras:
HS Concert Orchestra (Period 6)
HS String Ensemble (Period 3)
HS Symphony (Period 4)
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The Annual Membership Meeting for the Lake Braddock Orchestra Boosters will be held Tuesday, May 12 7:00 pm in the Orchestra Room. Plan to attend as we hold the Election of Officers and hear highlights from the Directors about the high school's trip to Atlanta (April 9-13) and about the middle school's trip to Hershey Park (June 6).

The next LBOB board meeting is Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Note the special time.)

The High School Chaperone Meeting for the Atlanta trip is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m.

The Middle School Chaperone Meeting for the Hershey trip is Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
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Lake Braddock Orchestra- WHO WE ARE

The Lake Braddock Orchestra program is one of the largest public school Orchestras in Virginia. Since we are a secondary school that teaches seventh through twelfth grade, our Orchestra currently involves 300 students and seven orchestras. Stephanie Holmes and Beth Reed, both full-time orchestra directors, teach Middle and High School Concert, Middle and High String Ensemble, Beginning, Chamber, and Symphony orchestra. The Orchestra classes vary in ability from grade III through VI music. The Symphony Orchestra plays full symphonic literature. Each orchestra participates in state and national festival competitions and always receive superior and excellent ratings.

The mission statement and vision of Lake Braddock Secondary School is: “Lake Braddock's instructional programs are designed to empower students to be academically competitive in a constantly changing world. Our school curriculum is committed to helping our diverse student body discover talents, increase competence, develop imagination, and expand academic and personal horizons. These instructional programs are based on the philosophy that teachers employ a variety of methods to meet the needs of every student and create an environment in which learning is active and personalized.”

Below is the contact information for Ms. Reed & myself. Please feel free to e-mail
or call if you have any questions or concerns about the upcoming year.
Now, let us rehearse!!!!!! Stephanie Holmes
Director of Orchestras
Stephanie Holmes Stephanie.Holmes@fcps.edu
Beth Reed Elizabeth.Reed@fcps.edu
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HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATES

April 9-13, Wed- Sun - High School Spring Trip

May 29, Thursday - High School Orchestra Spring Concert 7:30 pm

June 1, Sunday - Orchestra Banquet at the Burke Fire Hall 6:45 pm

MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATES
May 28, Wednesday - Middle School Orch Spring Concert 7:30 pm

June 6, Friday - Spring trip to Hershey PA

ADDITIONAL PERFOMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
April 3-5, Thurs-Sat -All State Orchestra

April 16-20, Wed-Sun -Lake Braddock Musical

April 18, Friday- Solo & Ensemble Festival at Liberty MS

May 16-18, Fri-Sun- Spring String Thing at JMU
Current News
All forms and money for the HS Spring trip are due Wednesday, March 26. you may not sign up for a bus unless all your forms are in.

All forms and money for the MS trip to Heshey PA are dues Monday March 31.

Schedule
Events for May 2008

May 16: Instrument Petting Zoo at the Kennedy Center

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