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April 2023
Festival Orchestra Open House
Join Festival Orchestra Music Director Jun Nakabayashi and HBMS Executive Director Ken Cole for a lively online introduction to the School’s Festival Orchestra. The discussion will include information about repertoire, educational goals, merit scholarships, financial aid, performance schedules, how to prepare for auditions and more! The Festival Orchestra is open to all students, whether studying privately at HBMS or elsewhere. Auditions for the 2023-24 season will be held on Tuesday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 17 from 7-10 pm and…
Find out more »May 2023
Auditions: Festival Orchestra
Be a part of “one of the finest high school orchestras in the United States!” Audition for the HBMS Festival Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season! Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Under the direction of conductor Jun Nakabayashi, the Festival Orchestra performs three concerts annually; two are with guest artists of international stature. The orchestra meets on Tuesday evenings from 7:15 – 9:30 pm.…
Find out more »August 2023
Youth Orchestras Open House
Join music directors Jun Nakabayashi (Festival Orchestra), Robert Schwartz (Young People’s Symphonette, Chamber Orchestra), and Executive Director Ken Cole for a lively online introduction to the School’s three-tiered Youth Orchestra Programs for students in grades 2-12. The discussion will include information about repertoire, educational goals, performance schedules, how to prepare for auditions (only the Festival Orchestra requires auditions), Festival Orchestra Merit Scholarships and more! HBMS orchestras are open to all students, whether studying privately at HBMS or elsewhere. RSVP here…
Find out more »September 2023
Auditions: Festival Orchestra
Be a part of “one of the finest high school orchestras in the United States!” Audition for the HBMS Festival Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season! Instruments needed: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, timpani, viola and bass. Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Under the direction of conductor Jun Nakabayashi, the Festival Orchestra performs three concerts annually; two are with guest artists of international stature.…
Find out more »Auditions: Festival Orchestra
Be a part of “one of the finest high school orchestras in the United States!” Audition for the HBMS Festival Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season! Instruments needed: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, timpani, viola and bass. Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Under the direction of conductor Jun Nakabayashi, the Festival Orchestra performs three concerts annually; two are with guest artists of international stature.…
Find out more »Auditions: Festival Orchestra
Be a part of “one of the finest high school orchestras in the United States!” Audition for the HBMS Festival Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season! Instruments needed: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, timpani, viola and bass. Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Under the direction of conductor Jun Nakabayashi, the Festival Orchestra performs three concerts annually; two are with guest artists of international stature.…
Find out more »Auditions: Festival Orchestra
Be a part of “one of the finest high school orchestras in the United States!” Audition for the HBMS Festival Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season! Instruments needed: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, timpani, viola and bass. Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Under the direction of conductor Jun Nakabayashi, the Festival Orchestra performs three concerts annually; two are with guest artists of international stature.…
Find out more »November 2023
Youth Orchestra Program Open House
Join music directors Jun Nakabayashi (Festival Orchestra), Robert Schwartz (Young People’s Symphonette, Chamber Orchestra), and Executive Director Ken Cole for a lively online introduction to the School’s three-tiered Youth Orchestra Programs for students in grades 2-12. The discussion will include information about repertoire, educational goals, performance schedules, how to prepare for auditions (only the Festival Orchestra requires auditions), Festival Orchestra Merit Scholarships and more! HBMS orchestras are open to all students, whether studying privately at HBMS or elsewhere. RSVP here…
Find out more »December 2023
Homage: Festival Orchestra Winter Concert
The Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Jun Nakabayashi, performs their Winter Concert, "Homage." Program: Wagner — Siegfried Idyll (Celebrating the birth of his son, Siegfried) Vaughan Williams — The Lark Ascending with guest artist Kento Hong, violin (Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the composer’s birth) Mendelssohn — Symphony No.1 (Dedicated to his sister on her 19th birthday) General Admission: $20; HBMS Students: Free of charge Program and soloist subject to change. View flyer here.
Find out more »Festival Orchestra Auditions
Be a part of “one of the finest high school orchestras in the United States!” Audition for the second half of the HBMS Festival Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season! Instruments needed: oboe, bassoon, horn, trumpet, percussion and strings Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s Festival Orchestra is a full symphonic orchestra for high school students at the highest level of technical ability and musical artistry. Under the direction of conductor Jun Nakabayashi, the Festival Orchestra performs three concerts annually; two are with guest artists of…
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