2012-2013 Ensembles
The Academy is an introductory string ensemble for students of elementary age. Performing two concerts each year, the Academy focuses on developing foundational ensemble skills and reinforcing basic techniques involving posture, bow strokes, and rhythm/ear training. The goal of the Academy is to work in partnership with private teachers to help accelerate student progress so that they may fully participate in more advanced groups like our Sinfonia as well as other youth ensembles in Orange County.
The Sinfonia (Italian for "symphony") is a full symphony and our largest ensemble, one of the premiere groups of its kind in Orange County for talented late elementary, junior high, and early high school musicians. Members of the Sinfonia study and perform the foundational string and symphonic repertoire including Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. A strong emphasis is placed on the development of critical ensemble skills, and the Sinfonia performs four major concert programs each season.
The Chamber Symphony is a
conductorless chamber orchestra for advanced
instrumentalists of high school and college
age. Sections
are led by our experienced music staff, who play
side-by-side with the students. The ensemble performs
the most challenging works from the repertory of
composers like Bartok, Janacek, Bloch, Mahler, Brahms,
Schubert, Elgar, and others, as well as presenting world
premieres of new works by living composers. Membership
in this ensemble is limited to 15-18 students.
