SOA High School Orchestras Calendar 2011-2012

• RMMT is the Rose Maree Myers Theatre for the Performing Arts
• Room 4105 is the High School Orchestra Classroom
• C of C is the College of Charleston

August
	1-2	Freshman String Workshop	9:00-2:00	Room 4105
	3	Grade 12 Registration	9:00-12:00	Cafeteria
	3	Grades 10-11 Registration	1:00-5:00	Cafeteria
	4	Grade 9 Orientation	11:00-1:00	RMMT
	16	First Day for Students		SOA
	21	YOLOW Auditions	2-6 pm	N. Charleston HS
	26	All-State Solo Application Deadline
	27	HS Orchestra Welcome Back Cookout	5-9 pm	West Ashley Outboard Motor Club
	28	YOLOW Auditions	2-6 pm	N. Charleston HS
September
	5	Labor Day Holiday
	10	All-State Solo Auditions	by appointment	USC
	13	Senior Thesis Concerto Approval Form/Contract Due
	15	Mozart in the South Festival Opening Concert	7:30 pm	Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul
	16-17	SC Cello Choir		USC
	17	Little Mozart Circus	9 am- 2 pm	Marion Square
	18	Mozart in the South Festival Finale	5:30 pm	Middleton Place
	TBD	Tri-M Music Honor Society Induction Ceremony	6:30 pm	RMMT
October
	1	Lowcountry Region Orchestra Auditions	All day	Ft. Dorchester HS
	10	Senior Thesis Paper Idea Form Due
	12	Senior Thesis Chamber Piece Approval Form Due
	13-14	Senior Thesis Concerto Jury #1
	14	Performance Points Form Due
	15	Chamber Music Charleston- "Where the Wild Things Are"	1:00 pm	Memminger Auditorium
	15	Chamber Music Charleston- "A Celebration of Germany"	7:30 pm	Memminger Auditorium
	15	Jump, Jive & Wail	7:30-11:00 pm	Visitor Center
	18	Festival Symphony Rehearsal	3:15-4:30 pm	HS Orchestra Room
	18	End Quarter 1
	21	Teacher Workday
	21 or 22	Elementary Strings Workshop	9:00-2:00	Room 4105
	26	Early Release day
	30	YOLOW Concert	4:00 pm	N. Charleston HS
November
	11	Veteran's Day Holiday
	14	Thesis Paper Outline Due
	15-16	Senior Thesis Chamber Piece Jury #1
	15	Dress Rehearsal- Thankful Concert	All Day	RMMT
	16	Thankful Concert	6:30 pm	RMMT
	18-19	Lowcountry Region Orchestra Weekend		SOA
	23-25	Thanksgiving Holiday
	29	Festival Symphony Rehearsal	3:15-4:30 pm	HS Orchestra Room
	29-30	Senior Thesis Concerto Jury #2
December
	4	9th Annual Oyster Roast	2:00-7:00 pm	Bowens Island
	5	Charleston Music Club Carol-fest	7:00 pm	Franke at Seaside
	6	Festival Symphony Rehearsal	3:15-4:30 pm	HS Orchestra Room
	12-15	Rising 6th Grade Auditions Week
	19-30	Winter Break
	23	Chamber Music Charleston- "The Night Before Christmas"	1:00 pm	Dock Street Theatre
January
	3	Back to School
	6	Performance Points Due
	5-6	Senior Thesis Chamber Piece Jury #2
	5-6	Senior Thesis Concerto Jury #3
	7	All-State Orchestra/Solo Auditions	All day	Lexington HS
	9-11	End of Semester Juries
	10	Festival Symphony Rehearsal	3:15-4:30 pm	HS Orchestra Room
	11	End Semester 1
	14	Inclement Weather date for All-State Orchestra		TBD
	13-16	Semester Break
	19-21	SOA Musical Performances		RMMT
	26-28	SOA Musical Performances		RMMT
	29	YOLOW Concert	4:00 pm	Sottile Theater
February
	2-4	SCMEA In-Service Conference	(No students involved)	Charleston
	4	Chamber Music Charleston- "Ferdinand the Bull"	1:00 pm	Memminger Auditorium
	4	Chamber Music Charleston- "A Celebration of France"	7:30 pm	Memminger Auditorium
	7	Festival Symphony Rehearsal	3:15-4:30 pm	HS Orchestra Room
	13-14	Senior Thesis Concerto Jury #4- with piano accompaniment
	15-16	Senior Thesis Chamber Piece Jury #3
	16	Senior Thesis Paper Rough Draft Due
	17	Teacher Work Day
	20	President's Day Holiday
	24-26	All-State Orchestra Weekend		Myrtle Beach
	28	Festival Symphony Rehearsal	3:15-4:30 pm	HS Orchestra Room
March
	12-13	Senior Thesis Chamber Piece Jury #4
	13	Festival Symphony Rehearsal	3:15-4:30 pm	HS Orchestra Room
	14-15	Senior Thesis Concerto Jury #5- with piano accompaniment
	15-16	SC Orchestra Concert Festival		Cane Bay HS
	16 & 19	Sight & Sound Rehearsals		RMMT
	20	An Evening of Sight & Sound Concert	6:30 pm	RMMT
	21	End Quarter 3
	21	Performance Points Form Due
	22-24	National Orchestra Festival		Atlanta, GA
	23	Teacher Workday
	29	Early Release Day
April
	9-13	Spring Break
	22	YOLOW Concert	4:00 pm	Sottile Theater
May
	6	Concerto Concert Dress Rehearsal (SUNDAY)	2:00-6:00 pm	RMMT
	7-9	Senior Thesis Orchestra/Band Concerts	6:30 pm	RMMT
	TBD	Senior Thesis Chamber Music Performance		TBD
	18	Performance Points Form Due
	21-24	End of the Year Juries
	24	Senior Awards Night	6:30 pm	RMMT
	28	Memorial Day Holiday
	31	Graduation		NCPAC
June
	1	Last Day of School