Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra
SPRING 2025 CONCERT ON APRIL 19, 2025 at 4PM!
The Atlanta Festival Academy proudly looks forward to the 2024-2025 season of the Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra!
The Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra, Jeremy Woolstenhulme, conductor
The Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra gives string players in elementary school and middle school an amazing opportunity to play in a high-quality, large ensemble from a young age. Designed for students who may not even have a school orchestra yet, the Chamber Orchestra provides a fun environment to begin learning from a conductor while playing with a variety of instruments.
Participation is open to all students in the Metro Atlanta area and beyond, with rehearsals and performances in North Fulton County! Acceptance into the orchestra is by audition, and the general age range will be 1st grade thru 8th grade.
AFCO 2024-2025 Schedule
Fall Concert
All rehearsals take place 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Northview High School
- Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- NO REHEARSAL on October 15, 2024
- Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- DRESS REHEARSAL* – Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.
- FALL CONCERT – Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Spring Concert
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- NO REHEARSAL on April 8, 2025
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Tuesday, April18, 2025
- Tuesday, April 9, 2025
- DRESS REHEARSAL* – Saturday, April 19, 2025, 3:00-3:30 p.m.
- SPRING CONCERT – Saturday, April 19, 2025, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Audition Information
If you are interested to audition, please email [email protected]. Below are the audition requirements.
Scales
- Violin: G major scale, 2 or 3 octave, separate bow
- Viola: C major scale, 2 or 3 octave, separate bow
- Cello: C major scale, 2 or 3 octave, separate bow
- Bass: G major scale, 1 or 2 octave, separate bow
Prepared Repertoire
Students should prepare 3-5 minutes of music of their choice, including a technical (fast) excerpt and a lyrical (slow) excerpt. Sight-reading will also be included during the audition.
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Tuition
The non-refundable annual tuition for the AFCO is $750.00 is due on August 15, 2024.
Atlanta Festival Academy Programs
- Atlanta Festival Academy Summer Music Camp (founded in 2019)
- Atlanta Festival Academy Solo Competition (founded in 2020)
- Virtual Masterclass Series (founded in 2020)
- Atlanta Festival Academy Chamber Music Camp (founded in 2021)
- Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra (founded in 2021)
- Atlanta Festival Junior Orchestra (starting in 2023)
