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September 2025
Chamber Music Placement Meetings
Placement meetings for K-12 Chamber Music and Piano Ensembles for the 2025-26 school year. Learn more about the Chamber Music Program here. Schedule a Placement Meeting here.
Find out more »Auditions: HBMS Orchestra Program
Hoff-Barthelson Music School invites students in grades 6-12 to audition for our prestigious Youth Orchestra Program's Chamber Orchestra and Festival Orchestra. Request an audition time here. Audition requirements for new students: Two pieces of your choice that showcase your technical and musical abilities Technique Skills Violin, Cello, and Piano: One 3-octave scale of your choosing Viola, Bass, and Harp: One 2-octave scale of your choosing Winds: One 1-octave scale of your choosing Percussion: Rolls in crescendo and diminuendo Short sight…
Find out more »Chamber Music Placement Meetings
Placement meetings for K-12 Chamber Music and Piano Ensembles for the 2025-26 school year. Learn more about the Chamber Music Program here. Schedule a Placement Meeting here.
Find out more »Junior Flute Club Drop-in Day
RSVP here. Bring your flute and play along with our enrolled students to learn more about the Junior Flute Club. For students in grades 1-7. The Club meets weekly at this time.
Find out more »Viola Club Drop-in Day
RSVP here. Bring your viola and play along with our enrolled students to learn more about the Viola Club. For students in grades 8-12. The Club meets weekly at this time.
Find out more »Rosh Hashanah
The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes in observance of Rosh Hashanah.
Find out more »Vocal Ensembles Drop-in Day
RSVP here. Sing along with our enrolled students and learn more about our Choral Program. The groups meet weekly at this time. Petite Chorus (Grades Pre-K-2) 4:15 – 5:00 pm. Beginner Voices (grades 2-4) 5:00 – 6:00 pm Junior Voices (grades 5-8) 6:00 – 7:00 pm Chamber Choir (grades 9-12) 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Find out more »Jazz Program Drop-in Day
RSVP here. Bring your instrument and play along with our enrolled students to learn more about the ensembles. The ensembles meet weekly at this time. Advanced Jazz Ensemble (grades 9-12) 7:00 – 8:00 pm Adult Jazz Ensemble 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Find out more »October 2025
Yom Kippur
The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes in observance of Yom Kippur.
Find out more »Diwali
The School is closed for regularly scheduled lessons and classes in observance of Diwali.
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