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December 2024
Youth Orchestras Winter Concert
UNITED IN PURPOSE Hoff-Barthelson's Orchestra Program Winter Concert Dr. Leandro Gazineo Director of Orchestral Programs Featuring the Young People's Symphonette and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Robert Schwartz and the Festival Orchestra under the direction of Leandro Gazineo. Performing works by George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giacomo Puccini, Johann Strauss, Jean Sibelius, Leroy Anderson, and Camargo Guarnieri. SPECIAL PERFORMANCE For the first time in HBMS history, all three orchestras will unite…
Find out more »Placement Auditions: HBMS Orchestra Program
Hoff-Barthelson Music School invites you to audition for our prestigious Youth Orchestra Program! Auditions for the Chamber Orchestra and Festival Orchestra will be held from 7:15 - 10:00 pm. Reserve an audition time here. Audition requirements: Two pieces of your choice that showcase your technical and musical abilities Scales and Rolls Violin and Cello: One 3-octave scale of your choosing Viola, Bass, and Harp: One 2-octave scale of your choosing Winds and Brass: One 1-octave scale of your choosing Timpani:…
Find out more »May 2025
Music Showcase Festival at Dorney Park
Members of the Young People's Symphonette and Chamber Orchestra travel to Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania to participate in the 2025 Music Showcase Festival where they will receive a year-end assessment by an outside panel focused on reinforcing skills that students have developed through their participation in the orchestras.
Find out more »June 2025
Youth Orchestras Finale Concert
Featuring the Young People's Symphonette and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Robert Schwartz and the Festival Orchestra under the direction of Leandro Gazineo. Also featuring the winners of the First Annual Concerto Competition Luke Padovano,cello Eliza Watkins , viola Program includes works by Beethoven, Kabalevsky, Bruch, Dvořák, Ravel, Márquez, and Rimsky-Korsakov. View flyer here.
Find out more »Auditions: HBMS Orchestra Program Returning Students
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 returning students. One piece of your choice that showcases your technical and musical abilities An excerpt from the Orchestra’s 2024-2025 repertoire Auditions for students new to the Orchestra Program will be held on September 4, 2025, from 7-10 pm. Learn about the HBMS Youth Orchestras here.
Find out more »Auditions: HBMS Orchestra Program Returning Students
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 returning students. One piece of your choice that showcases your technical and musical abilities An excerpt from the Orchestra’s 2024-2025 repertoire Auditions for students new to the Orchestra Program will be held on September 4, 2025, from 7-10 pm. Learn about the HBMS Youth Orchestras here.
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