Welcome to the Cinco Ranch High School Orchestra Web-Site for the 2011-2012 School Year

Cinco Ranch High School Orchestra

“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.” - Anonymous

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Email greeting from Mr. Nelsen on February 16th.

Dear Prospective parent and student 

On behalf of the 170 plus members of the Cinco Ranch High School Orchestra Program, we want to welcome you to the Cinco Ranch High School Orchestra Program.  We can’t just select random people from the hallway to play violin, viola, cello or bass.  String players are the most important people on campus to us.   Whether or not a future career path includes music, colleges seek out students that have made classes, like orchestra, an integral part of their curriculum throughout their four years of high school. 

I enjoyed meeting the eighth grade students last month. I am excited about their enthusiasm and their energy, and I hope the opportunity presents itself so I may introduce myself to you personally.  Several updates since my earlier visit are included below, but first, I invite you to our Spring Concert on Thursday, March 1, 2012.  We have two concerts that night.  Two string orchestras will perform at the concert beginning at 7:00 pm, and the Symphony Orchestra performs at 8:00 pm.  We hope that you can stay for both concerts. 

The orchestra program has an outstanding web site at www.crhsorchestra.org. There one can learn more about our orchestra family, find links to several arts organizations, and businesses, and read about some common questions about the orchestra program.  Please check our auditions page on the website for more information.   

Please keep these important dates for next year:

• ·         Students from Cinco Ranch Junior High will audition the afternoon of May 4, 2012
• ·         Students from Beck Junior High will audition the morning of May 5, 2012. 
• ·         We host the following events during the summer:
• o   A summer picnic is held in late June or early July.  (it’s free!)
• o   We host an Orchestra camp in August.  Either August 5-8 or August 12-15.
  This event is an additional fee of $40.
• o   You are invited to attend our Freshman Breakfast on the Friday morning that follows our Orchestra Camp. 

Please email me directly if you have any questions or need help with making orchestra fit into the four year high school plan.  Finally, I hope that you are as excited to join our growing orchestra family as we are excited to share the next four years with us.   

Best wishes for the remainder of your Eighth Grade Year. 

Brett Nelsen

Cinco Ranch High School Orchestra

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