2023-2024 MAS Orchestra Calendar of Events and Activities
Please check your emails regularly to stay informed of any additions or changes to this calendar!
August 2023:
1,2, and 3 - New to Level 6 REQUIRED Bootcamp 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
17 - First Day of School! - All Levels
September 2023:
TBD - Magnet Orchestra Fee due on OSP - REQUIRED - All Levels - $80
18-24 - Exact date is TBA - All-State Audition - Coral Reef Senior High - after school - optional grades 7-12 - $40 fee to audition
23 - All-State hotels open for reservations: https://fmea.org/conference/hotels/
October 2023:
1- Music for All National Honors Orchestra Application Due - Optional - https://festival.musicforall.org/honor-orchestra/
23-25 - UNF/Teamwork the Disney Way Trip Jacksonville and Orlando trip - LEVEL 6 ONLY (approximately $750 per person)
26 - Tech Rehearsal - REQUIRED - All Levels - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - MAS PAC
30 - Spooky Strings Performance - REQUIRED - All Levels - Call time is 6 p.m. for students - Formal Concert Clothes, All Black, or Halloween Costume - - MAS PAC
November 2023:
2- Orchestra Individual Portraits during class time Levels 1, 4, 5, and 6 - All students must be in full concert clothes (head to toe)
3- Orchestra Individual Portraits during class time Levels 2, 3 and make ups - All students must be in full concert clothes (head to toe)
27-30 - This Is Us Magnet Showcase Tech Rehearsal - Level 6 ONLY - Specific day/time TBA
December 2023:
1 - This is Us - Level 6 ONLY - MAS PAC - Day Time Performance
1 - This is Us - Level 6 Only - MAS PAC - 6 p.m. Call Time; 7 p.m. Performance
2 - This is Us - Level 6 Only - MAS PAC - 6 p.m. Call Time; 7 p.m. Performance
8 - NYO USA Application Due - Optional - https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/National-Youth-Ensembles/NYO-USA/Apply/Orchestra
13 - Winter Wonderland - FIU Concert Hall - REQUIRED - All Levels - Students leave MAS on buses at 12:15 p.m. for rehearsal - 7 p.m. performance
15 - NYO2 Application Due - Optional - https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/National-Youth-Ensembles/NYO2/Apply
18 - MS Magnet Open House for Prospective Students - LEVEL 6 ONLY - Call time 5 p.m.
19 - HS Magnet Open House for Prospective Students - LEVEL 6 ONLY - Call time 5 p.m.
19-20 MS Orchestra Orlando Trip - Levels 1, 2, and 3 - approx. $400-700
January 2024:
10, 11, 12, and 13 - FMEA All-State January - TAMPA - Accepted students - additional fees for participation and transportation
TBD New World Symphony Side by Side audition - Level 6 - optional - approx $35 fee for audition - additional fees for transportation are possible
https://www.nws.edu/community-engagement/for-students/side-by-side-concerto-competition/
TBD Honors Orchestra audition - REQUIRED for middle schoolers in Level 3, 4, and 5; REQUIRED for all Level 6 students
TBD - YOLA National Festival Application due - Optional - https://www.laphil.com/learn/yola/yola-national-festival
February 2024:
9 and 10 - Solo and Ensembles - REQUIRED - ALL LEVELS - Location TBA - approx. $60 fee
22 - Straight Superiors tech rehearsal - REQUIRED - MAS PAC - All Levels - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
23 - Straight Superiors - REQUIRED - All Levels - Call time is 6 p.m. for students - Formal Concert Clothes
March 2024:
11-14 - Music Performance Assessments - REQUIRED - ALL LEVELS - $30 fee paid on OSP
20-26 - Music for All National Festival (Chicago/Indianapolis) - Level 5 and 6 eligible students only - approx. $2,250
April 2024:
1-5 - Level 5 and Level 6 Auditions (late auditions will not be considered; please see Level 5/6 audition requirements)
18 - Incoming Orchestra Student and Parent Meeting (6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Cafeteria)
21-24 - Orchestra State MPA Blake Senior High - TAMPA - Eligible High School orchestras - REQUIRED for eligible high school orchestras - approx. $250 fee
TBD - Honors Orchestra (selected students) - transportation fee TBD
May 2024:
TBA - Legacies - REQUIRED - All Levels - Students leave MAS for rehearsal at 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m. performance
23 - Orchestra Banquet - 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. - RUSTY PELICAN - All levels - optional - approx $50 fee
TBA - Graduation - Level 6 and selected rising Level 6 students only
June 2024:
TBA - Level 6 Orchestra Celebration - $ TBD - optional