MRHS Orchestra Newsletter
February, 2020 vol. 6
February Calendar
- Monday, 2/3 3-5pm Full Orchestra
- Tuesday, 2/4 3-4pm Chamber
- Wednesday, 2/5 3-4pm FO Sectionals
- Thursday, 2/6 3-4pm Philharmonic
- Friday, 2/7 3-5pm Game Night Social!
- Monday, 2/10 3-5pm FO with Mr. Engelmann, 7pm Booster Club Meeting
- Tuesday, 2/11 3-4pm Chamber, 4-5pm Philharmonic
- Wednesday-Saturday 2/12-2/15 TMEA All State in San Antonio
- Monday, 2/17 No School, District Professional Learning Day
- Tuesday, 2/18 3-5pm Full Orchestra with Alexa Thomson HSO Embedded Community Musician
- Wednesday, 2/19 Dress Rehearsals: 3-3:30pm Philharmonic, 3:30-4pm Chamber, 4-4:30pm Camerata, 4:30-5pm Sinfonia
- Thursday, 2/20 3-5pm Chamber Music Coaching with selected Sinfonia Students, 7pm Full Orchestra Pre UIL Concert
- Friday, 2/21 Mariachi
- Monday, 2/24 3-5pm FO, 6:30pm All State Board Recognition
- Monday, 2/25 3-4pm Chamber, 4-5pm Mariachi
- Wednesday, 2/26 3-4pm FO Sectional
- Thursday, 2/27 3-4pm Philharmonic
HSO Quartet Performance - Monday, 2/3
In Class Recitals
All students in the Program will play their entire solo for the class, while both Directors and students give feedback. This will be a Major Exam grade.
Winter Social - Game Night!
Solo and Ensemble
Full Orchestra Pre UIL Concert Thursday, 2/20
All students in the MRHSO will perform on this concert! Concert dress is formal attire. We have hired two professional judges to work with your students.
Student call time is 6pm sharp!
All State Students
Spirit Night
Houston Symphony Residency Comp Tickets for February!
Schumann Festival
Music Director, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
· Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. – sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOgjGCNByrstYIX0hZbtCps-n2a5ZCDUHEFwbUkkKuc8il_g/viewform?usp=sf_link
The form to sign up for this concerts will close on Thursday, Feb 6th at noon
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
· Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. – sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjPq7k7oX8NWhgCTZ__bI8ZQaIxKr3VpHaW82NVb-n0yhEiQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
The form to sign up for this concert will close on Thursday, Feb 6th at noon
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3
· Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 8:00 p.m – sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHsSQujf3JvmuRig6ou99b0041LCwjx5b7eyvusPJStqzbJg/viewform?usp=sf_link
The form to sign up for this concert will close on Thursday, Feb 13th at noon
This is a Houston Symphony Chorus-only concert, no orchestra (feel free to pass this form on to chorus students in your school if you wish!)
SCHUMANN Dichterliebe (A Poet’s Love)
SCHUMANN The Pilgrimage of the Rose
· Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. – sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKSv6hhi5FTbCIoiR2Cj7WNGVNX2A-qx_1-Y0fkGjFHgMDJg/viewform?usp=sf_link
The form to sign up for this concert will close on Thursday, Feb 13th at noon
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3
· Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. – sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvGuxxpRTgyeQ8-gwETAlV4bZZ2oS7GUBjHSC27uN8J0spdA/viewform?usp=sf_link
The form to sign up for this concert will close on Thursday, Feb 13th at noon
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2
John Adams’ El Niño:
David Robertson, conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus
JOHN ADAMS: El Niño
· Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. – sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVDwi-JmQfcEm8C4W1j0tGrdQS-WH5mW25nWbDjKkdkAwprg/viewform?usp=sf_link
· Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. – sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgjPr6FnVV3H9BCXQjpshjyzuYKq9UyvVGzy0fldeohuogQQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Forms for both of the above concerts will close on Thursday, Mar 12th at noon