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2026-2027 season ​(subject to change)

** Rehearsals are from 6:00-8:30pm on Sundays unless otherwise noted
​Fall 2026 "Young Talent"
Sunday September 13, Boomer A   
6:00    Tedrow (WBP only)
6:30    Tedrow (str only)
7:00    Tedrow
7:15    Elgar
7:30    break
7:45    Tchaikovsky
 
Sunday September 20, Boomer A   
6:00    Tedrow
6:20    Elgar
7:00    Tchaikovsky
7:30    break
7:45    Tchaikovsky
 
Dress Rehearsal
Sunday September 27, Boomer A
6:00   Tedrow
6:10    Elgar
6:20    Tchaikovsky
7:00    break
7:15     TBD
 
Tuesday September 29, Griffin Hall with Pianist
6:00    Tchaikovsky
                                         
Concert        
Sunday October 4
2:45    Soundcheck
3:15     Pre-Concert Talk
4:00    First Half: Tedrow, Elgar
4:20    Intermission
4:35     Second Half: Tchaikovsky

Winter 2026 “Happy Holidays”
December 13, 2026

Anderson: Sleigh Ride (3')
Tchaikovsky: Danses caractéristiques from Nutcracker Suite (15')
Garrop: Lo Yisa Goy (5')
arr. "Christmas at the Movies" (7')
Additional TBD (5-10')
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah (4') * sing-along


25-Oct   Rehearsal 1    Boomer A
1-Nov     Rehearsal 2    Boomer A
8-Nov    Rehearsal 3    Boomer A
15-Nov   Rehearsal 4    Boomer A
22-Nov  No Rehearsal: FRCC Fall Break    
29-Nov  Rehearsal 5    Boomer A
6-Dec    Dress Rehearsal   Severance High School
13-Dec   Concert (Holiday) (6:00 pm)    Severance High School
        
Spring 2027 "Wild West"
March 7, 2027

Bernstein: Theme from Magnificent Seven (6')
Contreras: Mariachitlán (11')
Copland: Rodeo (25’)

24-Jan    Rehearsal 1    Boomer A

31-Jan     Rehearsal 2    Boomer A
7-Feb      Rehearsal 3    Boomer A
14-Feb    Rehearsal 4    Boomer A
21-Feb     Rehearsal 5    Boomer A
28-Feb    Dress Rehearsal    Griffin Hall
7-Mar      Concert "Wild West"    Griffin Hall
​

Summer 2027 "In Color"
​May 9, 2027

Gliere: Russian Sailor’s Dance from The Red Poppy (4’)
Prokofiev: March and Scherzo from Love for Three Oranges (5’)
Butterworth: Banks of Green Willow (7’)
Torke: Bright Blue Music (9')
Galbraith: Celebration of Color and Light (16')


21-Mar    Rehearsal 1    Boomer A
28-Mar   No Rehearsal: Easter    
4-Apr     Rehearsal 2    Boomer A
11-Apr     Rehearsal 3    Boomer A
18-Apr    Rehearsal 4    Boomer A
25-Apr    Rehearsal 5    Boomer A
2-May     Dress Rehearsal    Griffin Hall
9-May     Concert "In Color"    Griffin Hall       
IMPORTANT: After the concert, or if you need to drop, please return the music to the box either at Griffin or on Vicki's porch within 24 hours. This ensures music can be promptly returned to the lender or reassigned to a waitlisted musician. 
TidBits
Every wonder what goes into bringing musicians on for a concert? Here is a tiny peek into the window of what goes on behind the scenes.

One Year ahead:
  • Planning begins for the season

6 weeks before the first rehearsal:
  • Rehearsal schedule is drafted
  • Signups occur (open 10-14 days)
  • String parts start to get bowed
  • On the last day of the signup, the DRAFT seating/assignments are completed and sent to section leads for approval

5 weeks before first rehearsal:
  • Seating is finalized
  • Waitlist and recruiting for musicians to fill gaps
  • Section leads approve seating/assignments

4 weeks before the first rehearsal:
  • Recruitment to fill gaps continues
  • Folders start to be filled after a massive copy-a-thon

2 weeks before the first rehearsal:
  • Completed folders are made available to all musicians to review and practice before the first rehearsal.​

2026-2027 Schedule
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