Timber Creek Orchestra - All-Region, All-State Orchestra

All-Region, All-State Orchestra

All-Region Orchestra

The All-Region Orchestra is an additional performance opportunity for middle and high school students who have shown a significant level of proficiency on their instrument. Students are ranked competitively against instrumentalists from Region 30, including Keller ISD and several other districts. There are separate contests for middle and high school. Students who place among the top performers participate in a two-day clinic and performance. High school students earn lettering points for auditioning and additional points if awarded a seat.

Audition

Audition music excerpts are released at the beginning of the school year with in-person auditions taking place on a Saturday in mid- to late-October.

Clinic and Concert

This is a two-day event (Friday-Saturday). Students receive music in advance and rehearse with a guest clinician. A public concert concludes the event. All students named to a seat in the All-Region Orchestra will be expected to participate in the clinic and concert.

All-State Orchestra

The All-State Orchestra is an additional performance opportunity for high school students who demonstrate the highest levels of musical maturity and technical proficiency. Students are ranked competitively against instrumentalists from across the state. Students earn lettering points for auditioning and automatically qualify to letter if awarded a seat.

Audition

Full etudes are released in May. Etude cuts and additional audition excerpts are released in August. Students submit their audition via audio recording which must be completed by late-October.

Clinic and Concert

Students who place among the top performers are named to the Texas All-State Orchestra. They participate in a clinic and perform at the TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) convention, which takes place in February in San Antonio. Students named to a seat in the All-State Orchestra will be expected to participate in the clinic and concert.

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