Symphony Auditions Posted!

by 7Orchestra on July 15, 2010

After an unexpected delay, so that the strings faculty could have an opportunity to evaluate the blind, recorded auditions; the results are now posted on the bulletin boards and doors in the SHS Orchestra Dept. Those that made Chamber Orchestra are also marked on the roster.

Please drop by anytime Monday through Thursday to view the list.

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Chamber Orchestra Concert

by 7Orchestra on April 5, 2010

The Spring Concert of the Spartanburg High School Chamber Orchestra will be held Monday, April 12, 2010 in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church (393 E. Main St.) at 7:00pm. Admission is Free.

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Congrats at STATE!!!

March 24, 2010

Congratulations to the SHS Orchestras for their Superior performances this morning at the SCMEA State Concert Festival, held at Chapman High School in District 1. The SHS Philharmonic (Helen Tipton, conductor) earned a Superior on stage and a Superior in sight-reading. The SHS Symphony (Jeff Kuntz, conductor) earned a perfect 100 Superior on stage and [...]

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All-State today

February 28, 2010

Congratulations to Julia Huff, Steven Fernandes, and Christopher Durham, who will perform today with their All-State Orchestra, 2:00 p.m. at Furman University.

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New Official CONCERT Dates

February 2, 2010

The dates below that have an asterisk(*) are new official concert dates. The others are included as a reminder.
*February 15, 2010 – SHS Concerto Concert at Twichell, 7:00pm
March 8, 2010 – SHS Symphony and Philharmonic at Twichell, 7:oopm
*March 24, 2010 – SHS Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras at State Concert Festival, Chapman High School site, [...]

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Feb. 1 Concert POSTPONED

January 31, 2010

The Spartanburg HS Symphony Orchestra’s Feb. 1 Concerto Concert has been postponed, due to the school weather delay canceling a necessary dress rehearsal at Twichell Auditorium. An official rescheduled date will be announced within 24 hours. The unofficial target date is Feb. 15 at 7:00pm.

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All-State

January 10, 2010

Congratulations to 3 members of the District 7 string program for their successful all-state audition on Saturday, Jan. 9 at USC-Columbia.
Julia Huff and Steven Fernandes, from the Spartanburg HS Symphony, made the Senior Honors All-State Orchestra; and Christopher Durham, a 7th grader at McCracken JH, made the All-State Junior Orchestra. Way to go!
The All-State Concert will [...]

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Fruit Delivery #2, Collage Concert

December 8, 2009

Wednesday, Dec. 9
Pick-up your fruit orders at the SHS Gym Lobby from 12:00-6:00pm.
Monday, Dec. 14
Call time at Twichell for Symphony members is 6:15pm. Concert 7:00-8:30pm.
There will not be an on-site rehearsal for this event.

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2nd Fruit Sale ends Tuesday, Dec. 1

November 30, 2009

Turn in your orders and money on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 to your school orchestra teacher.
The delivery is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9. Pick-up at the SHS Gym beginning at 12:00 noon, until 6:00pm.

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Region done, TV and more fruit ahead!

November 22, 2009

Congratulations to our District 7 orchestra students (named in an earlier post), who participated in a great Region Orchestra weekend and were part of a rewarding concert last night.
Tomorrow, we have the privilege of featuring four of our students on live television. A string quartet from Spartanburg HS (Julia, Steven, William, and Jonathan) will perform [...]

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