Atlanta Festival Symphony Orchestra
SPRING 2025 CONCERT ON APRIL 19, 2025 at 4PM!
AFA proudly looks forward to the 2024-2025 season of the Atlanta Festival Symphony Orchestra!
The Atlanta Festival Symphony Orchestra, Jeremy Woolstenhulme, conductor
The Atlanta Festival Symphony Orchestra offers experienced string, wind, brass, and percussion players the opportunity to explore the rich and challenging literature of the full orchestra repertoire. Over two 10-week periods, AFSO will rehearse in-person, and at the end of these periods, the orchestra will culminate with a weekend of rehearsals and a rousing concert performance.
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 is 7th grade thru 12th grade.
All rehearsals and concerts, unless indicated otherwise, take place at Northview High School for the 2024-2025 season.
Rehearsals will take place on Tuesday evenings from 5:00-7:00pm*.
*Times subject to change
AFSO 2024-2025 Schedule
Fall Concert
All rehearsals take place 5:00-7:00 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, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
- FALL CONCERT – Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
- *Time subject to change
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 for AFSO, please email [email protected] to make audition arrangements. Below are the audition requirements.
Scales
- Violin: G major scale, 3 octave, separate bow
- Viola: C major scale, 3 octave, separate bow
- Cello: C major scale, 3 octave, separate bow
- Bass: G major scale, 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 AFSO is $750.00 is due on September 1, 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)
