Titan Orchestra Times - 2023-2024
The official newsletter of Centennial Orchestra
24-25 Audition Results
UNT Prelude at ISMI Registration is open until 5/15
End of year Balances
Please check the statement send today, Monday, May 6th, to ensure payments have been received and recorded correctly. If you have a balance or credit under total balances, it will be carried over into the next school year. Students not returning will be placed on the hold list. If you did not receive a statement, it is because you have a - balance.
All students
- Orchestra Activity Fee ($100)/Sibling Activity Fee ($75)
- Cello/Bass/Harp Students
- FISD Instrument Rental Fee ($100) - paid in Online School Fees
Some students
- All-Region ($15)
- All-State Recording ($25)
- All Disney Trip Payments
- Six Flags Admission and/or Meal Ticket ($50 / $22)
- Region Solo & Ensemble Registration ($12.50)
- Region Solo & Ensemble Collaborative Pianist ($60)
- State Solo & Ensemble Registration ($20)
- State Solo & Ensemble Collaborative Pianist ($S100)
- Medieval Times Registration ($55)
- Banquet Registration ($35/$40)
Please make payments by copying the link below into your browser and selecting the outstanding fees through our Orchestra Store. School instrument rentals can be paid through online school fees.
If you have questions about your balance or see any errors in your statement, please reply to the e-mail to inform the booster club treasurer of an update or question.
Centennial Rental Instrument Returned by Tuesday 5/7
Students using a Centennial owned instrument for home or school use must have all instruments returned to the school by Tuesday, May 7th.
If students would like to rent the instrument for use in the summer, please watch for that in next week's newsletter.
May Breakfast Social is this Friday, 5/10
Spring Concert Information
Parent Volunteers Needed
Pre-rose sales $1.50/stem
EOY Statements and Balances
Statements have been sent out through Charmsoffice reflecting all payments made and recorded for the 23-24 school year. All outstanding payments must be made by Friday April 12th. Payments can be made through cheddarup.com
Friday, 4/12 - Lawler Spring Concert Volunteers Needed
Titan Orchestra April Breakfast Social Friday April 12th
Titan Orchestra 23-24 Audition Information
Spring Trip Handbook and Itinerary
Student Volunteer Opportunity - Frisco ISD Middle School Solo & Ensemble
Lawler is looking for a few volunteers to help out with the middle school district solo & ensemble next weekend (April 6th). Please check out the sign-up genius linked below for available volunteer spots. You can reach out to Mrs. LaLonde with any questions: lalondec@friscoisd.org
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4DAEA82AAAFE3-48765783-solo#/
2024-2025 Titan Orchestra Booster Board Nominations
As we begin to conclude this current school year, we are planning ahead for the 2024-2025 Centennial High School Orchestra Booster Board. We will have several vacancies, and we need your help!
Purpose: The purpose of the Booster Club is to promote and encourage the musical education of the Centennial High School Orchestra students. The Booster Club serves the orchestra by providing volunteers to help support and organize activities for students which allows the directors to focus on musical learning and the growth of individual students as well as the whole orchestra. The Booster Club also provides financial support to the orchestra which allows for supplements such as guest clinicians, judges for practice events, additional classroom music and supplies, and social events for the students.
Board Meetings: You must be available to participate in all (or most) of our monthly meetings, usually the second Tuesday of the month, from 5:30-6:45 PM at Centennial (August to May).
We have attached all job descriptions to this email for your reference. In order for our very large orchestra program to run effectively, we need a strong force on the board to keep things running smoothly!
Positions: This is the slate of candidates and openings for the upcoming school year.
Executive Board
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President - Tracy Glasgow
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VP - Open
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Treasurer - Sirisha Mantripragada
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Vice Treasurer - Krishnapriya Gelli
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Secretary - Meena Sankaranaraynan
Chairs
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Hospitality - Sonu Sharma
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Volunteer Coordinator - Open
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Fundraising - Open
Committee Members
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Hospitality - 3 Open Positions
If you have an interest in a position, please fill out our Interest Form HERE. If you have any questions or would like to nominate someone, please email chsorchbooster@gmail.com. All submissions are due by Friday, April 26th at 5pm. Elections will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at the Spring Concert.
Serving on the Booster Club is an opportunity to work with a dynamic group of parents, help the directors further the orchestra program, and enhance the experience for our students. Thank you in advance for your willingness to serve. We couldn't do it without you and look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
23-24 CHS Orchestra Booster Board
Frisco Harp Recital
McKinney Philharmonic Symphony of Lights Concert
Ticket Discount: Use code "MPO" for $10 off each ticket
Titan Orchestra UIL Concert & Sightreading Success!
This year and quarter students have worked hard learning, preparing, and polishing their music to have the best performance they can at our yearly UIL Concert & Sightreading evaluation. Through regular intentional practice, in class rehearsal, listening, storytelling, and plenty of fun our students had outstanding performances the past two weeks.
Chamber Orchestra - Superior in Concert & Sightreading
Virtuosi Orchestra - Superior in Concert & Sightreading
Philharmonic Orchestra - Superior in Concert & Sightreading
Camerata Orchestra - Excellent in Concert & Sightreading
Symphonic Orchestra - Superior in Concert & Sightreading
Concertante Orchestra - Excellent in Concert & Sightreading
Listen to recordings of our performances below!
Titan Orchestra Spring Banquet Registration is open!
Texas State Solo & Ensemble Registration
Students who receive a 1C in their performance at Region Solo & Ensemble are qualified to enter the Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest (TSSEC) at the end of May. Eligible students received an e-mail.
March Breakfast Social is this Friday!
The benefits of orchestra in high school
Titan Orchestra Student Officer Applications are Open!
Medieval Times Cluster Trip Registration Open!
Titan Orchestra Dodgeball Social Thursday 3/7
February Breakfast Social is Friday 2/23
UIL Schedule Published
Family and friends are invited to our UIL Concert & Sightreading Assessment!
Independence High School
1A Concertante - Monday February 26th 8:15a-10:30a
2A Symphonic - Monday February 26th 10:15a-1230p
4B Camerata - Monday February 26th 12:30p-2:45p
3A Philharmonic - Tuesday February 27th 7:15a-10:00a
2B Virtuosi - Tuesday February 27th 2p-4:30p
Mckinney North High School
3B Chamber - Tuesday March 5th 12:30p-3:00p
We invite parents, family, and friends to attend the Concert & Sight-reading Assessment to share your student’s hard work this semester. It means so much for our students to get to perform for an audience instead of just judges.
For attending performances at Independence HS turn on Sutherland, and drive behind the school, past the tennis courts until arriving at the auditorium, and park in that lot. Enter through the auditorium doors to see the performances, but access beyond the fine arts wing is prohibited. Campus parking can be seen with the map linked here.
If there is a conflict with another UIL activity, you must notify the directors of both activities in advance, and it is your responsibility to reach a compromise.
Anime, in Concert with Allen Philharmonic Orchestra
Prepare to be transported through the realms of imagination and emotion, as the melodies from your favorite anime movie soundtracks come alive.
This evening includes music from animes Your Name, Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Dragon Ball Z, Howl’s Moving Castle, Attack on Titan, Hotarubi no Mori e, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Naruto, One Piece, Pokemon, and more!
They are priced at $20 for Students and Seniors ages 62 and older. Adult tickets are $25.
All-State Student Recognition at the Frisco ISD Board Meeting, Monday, March 4th
Disney Spring Trip Payment #4 Due this Week
Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra 24-25 Auditions open
The Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra (DAAYO)'s auditions are now open online at daayo.org/audition! DAAYO features:
- 5 orchestras (3 strings, 2 full) from beginner to advanced for enthusiastic young instrumentalists
- Chamber Music Program coached by DSO co-concertmaster Nathan Olson and first violin Jenna Barghouti
- International trips every 3 years (e.g. We are going to Japan this summer!)
DAAYO is a 501c3 nonprofit, and we accept students from all backgrounds throughout the DFW area. Financial Aid is available to all qualified applicants. Our rehearsal location is at the intersection of Coit Rd. and George Bush 190 in Plano. Students are required must be enrolled in their school music programs to be a member.
The third annual Austin College Summer Music Camp will take place June 10 - 14 in Sherman, TX! Registration opens March 1st and will remain open through May 10th OR until all spots are filled.
When & Where:
June 10-14, 2024 | 8:30am – 4:30pm
Austin College | Sherman, TX
Please note: This is a non-residential camp.
Who can participate:
• Middle & High School music students w/ 1+ year of experience
• Individuals and pre-formed ensembles are eligible
• Online registration opens March 1; the deadline is May 10 OR until all spots have been filled https://tinyurl.com/ACSummerMusicACSMC experiences:
• Perform in chamber groups and large ensembles
• Choose from classes such as World Music, Conducting, Film Music, Improvisation
• Study with Austin College professors, area educators, Sherman Symphony musicians
Scholarship Opportunities:
• All students may audition for Merit Scholarships (video audition required)
• High School students may audition to be part of Honors Chamber Ensembles (video audition required)
• Graduating High School seniors qualify for discounted tuition (no audition)
ACSMC is a fantastic opportunity for dedicated young musicians who are looking for a local summer music experience!
Pre-UIL Schedule (AoL)
Pre-UIL is a preview concert that students perform to get them ready for our UIL contest at the end of February and beginning of March. Students will perform their 3 pieces and go through the sightreading procedure with 2 guest judges in the audience there to give feedback and help us take our next steps to prepare for our UIL Assessment.
Spring Semester Advisory and Tutorial Information
Before and after school tutorials are available upon request. Please e-mail a director (belld@friscoisd.org and hoj@friscoisd.org) to schedule a tutorial as needed.
Advisory schedule is as follows
Monday - Homeroom
Tuesday - Open
Wednesday - Only students who are practicing or completing homework
Thursday - Open
Friday - Homeroom
Region 24 Solo & Ensemble Volunteers!
Student Volunteers Needed
Parent Volunteers Needed
Titan Orchestra Movie Night, January 30th
RSVP by filling out the form and voting on a movie in the link above!
Disney Spring Trip Payment #3 Due this Week
Lawler Symphony Honor Orchestra Send Off Concert
Scholarships for Texas Athletic, Music and Academic Participants
For the sixth consecutive year, H-E-B will award 15 high school seniors who participate in UIL competitions with a $2,000 scholarship in recognition of their community service and involvement in their communities.
Five students who competed in athletics, five students who competed in music, and five more students who competed in academic events were selected from the pool of applicants from across the state.
H-E-B will award each selected student with a $2,000 scholarship toward their college/university of choice. Recipients will be spotlighted during the 2024 UIL Texas Girls & Boys Basketball State Championships.
Requirements: You must be a current Texas high school senior graduating in 2024 with a minimum 3.3 GPA, have participated in a UIL competition as a high school student and have been active in community service programs or events.
Applicants must complete the online application form and submit all support documents at the same time. Applications for the 2023-24 school year are now OPEN. What you will need to apply for 2023-24 consideration.
- Current GPA
- Number of Community Service Hours in the last 12 months
- Community Service Verification Letters to document the number of hours submitted
- A Letter of Recommendation
- A short essay (500 words or less) on the topic: "What does Community mean to you?"
On behalf of H-E-B, we are excited to again offer this opportunity to Texas students, and appreciate the generous support of our sponsor. The selection committee looks forward to reviewing your application.
For questions, please see our contact information on the SportsInAction.com home page.
UIL Sectional Schedule - 2B Virtuosi and 3B Chamber only
Solo & Ensemble Registration
Titan Orchestra World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser!
Winter Instrument Care
As we enter the winter season, instrument care requires a few more things
- Store your instrument in rooms that are 70-78 degrees and ideally with humidity
- If you are going out of town and won't be playing your instrument, loosen the strings with the pegs and make sure it's packed up to stay as warm as possible
- Never leave the instrument in the car
- Cleaning and polishing instruments help to protect the wood, you can get instrument cleaning supplies at your local store (Cadenza, Dallas Strings, Music & Art)
Merry Bass-Mas Clinic & Concert
Winter Concert is Thursday November 30th at Centennial HS
Titan Orchestra, Drill, Dance, Choir, and Art Music & Art Walk
November Breakfast Social
All-State Success
Concert Dress Uniform Hemming is Tuesday November 7th
Titan Orchestra Winter in the Park Six Flags Registration
Disney Spring Trip Registration due 10/27
Congratulations to our students selected for the All-Region Orchestras!
Titan Orchestra Chipotle Spirit Night! 10/17
Join us for our October Breakfast Social on Friday October 20th!
Dallas Symphony Orchestra - DSO on the Go - October 22nd, 2023
Join us for our Titan Orchestra Spooky Halloween Social on Thursday, October 26th!
Chamber Orchestra Beginner Concert Performances
All-Region Mock Auditions Resume this week
Mock Auditions are held
7:30am-8:45am or 4:45pm-6:00pm
Saturday 10/7 UT Arlington Workshop for All-State Track
Titan Orchestra Fall Courtyard Concert
Titan Orchestra Concert Uniforms
Each student will be issued a concert uniform
Black dress ($60 value if lost or damaged).
Tuxedo jacket ($60 value if lost or damaged) and bowtie ($3 value if lost or damaged).
Students will be fitted for their uniform during class and are responsible for their uniform for the entire school year.
What you are expected to provide per uniform type
Students wearing the dress uniform will provide
Black dress shoes (Close-toed, no more than 2” heels)
Students wearing the tuxedo uniform will provide
Black pants
Black dress shoes
Black socks
Formal, long-sleeved white tuxedo shirt
Routine care of uniform
After each performance, it is strongly recommended that the black dress or tuxedo jacket be taken to the cleaners and dry-cleaned. Do not iron the dress or tuxedo. Removable sewn hems are permitted for dresses, but permanent alterations should not be made.
Collection of Uniforms
Any student who does not return the gown or tux by the announced date at the end of the year will have an “unclear record” form submitted to the office, and he/she will be unable to receive grades or register for the next semester until this obligation is met.
Parent Volunteers Needed
We have had some great events for our students this year, including our breakfast socials and our back-to-school bash. With 200 involved students, we are in great need of more regular parent support coming up for events. Ways you can support your student in orchestra are:
- Picking up and dropping off supplies for events to CHS,
- Uniforms - Sizing, Collection, Pick-up, and drop-off for end-of-year maintenance
- Decorating - Concerts, Banquets, etc.
- Chaperone - Social Trips, UIL, Spring Trip
- Concert Support - Receptions, Student Wrangling, Dress Rehearsal Meals
Thank you for your involvement and support in making Titan Orchestra the best place for all of our students!
Frisco Community Band String Student Invitation
- Music may be found here HERE
- Rehearsals are Sunday 10/1 2:30pm-5:00pm and Tuesday 10/3 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Lawler MS Band Hall
- The concert is October 5 at 8:00pm at CHS immediately following the Centennial Orchestra Concert
- Let Ms. Bell know if you are interested in participating in this opportunity
September Breakfast Social is this Friday 9/15
Back to School Bash Social Thursday September 7th
All-Region Tutorials Start Next Week
All-Region tutorials will be held before and after school starting the week of August 28th, students are highly encouraged to attend. Mock auditions will begin the week of September 18th, students must attend four mock auditions, one session per week
Students can pick up a printed copy of the music in the orchestra room.
Titan Orchestra Parent Volunteers
DAAYO Chamber Program Openings
DAAYO Chamber Strings is currently taking applicants for the 23-24 season
- Students will form quartets (or quintets) based on their respective levels. You can listen to the work students did last season here:
https://youtu.be/vYb7TuP22ik - The group meets on Saturdays (starting on 9/9/23) from 1-3 PM (1 hour per quartet or quintet).
- Financial aid is available for qualified string students. See audition requirements and registration: https://daayo.org/chamber-audition/
Contact director@daayo.org with questions
Meet the Teacher Night Recap
Action: All-Region and All-State Materials
All-Region and All-State are individual competition opportunities that all students are encouraged to prepare for. The process of preparing for an audition teaches goal setting, discipline, problem-solving, and patience. Practicing and preparing challenging music makes students better players and helps develop a continuous growth mindset, whether they audition or not.
Students interested in auditioning for All-Region and/or All-State should start working on the material now with their private lesson teachers. Please take a moment to learn more about the All-Region and All-State process below.
Orchestra Calendar
Required Student Supply List
Titan Orchestra Supply List Here
Please have your instrument and supplies, 1" black binder with front pocket, dividers, and zipper bag, by Monday August 15th!
Stay Connected
Please make sure you have added charmsemailsender@charmsmusic.com to your address book.
Parents and Students: Click on the link below to join your orchestra's
- Concertante 1A- Orchestra F
- Symphonic 2A- Orchestra D
- Philharmonic 3A- Orchestra C
- Camerata 4B- Orchestra E
- Virtuosi 2B- Orchestra B
- Chamber 3B- Orchestra A
All students should be registered for their own class Remind!
Email: charmsemailsender@charmsmusic.com
Website: www.centennialorch.com
Location: Centennial High School, Coit Road, Frisco, TX, USA
Twitter: @Cen10Orchestra
Beginning of the year forms and fees due Friday 8/18
It has been a great week welcoming our students back and beginning to play new music this week. We are so excited to get to know our new to CHS Orchestra students and support our returning students both in and outside of Orchestra.
Next week, we will review our handbook, expectations, and guidelines with all students. Students renting an instrument will receive a contract for their yearly rental and will be able to view their fee in online school fees soon.
Titan Orchestra has a one-time Activity Fee of $100 for all students or $75 for families with more than one Orchestra student at Centennial. Our fees and expenditures are outlined in our handbook or you can view them here: Titan Orchestra Expenditures You can pay through our Orchestra store through card or e-check by visiting our Titan Orchestra Store.
Any student wishing to enroll in private lessons should turn read and complete the private lesson registration form. Lessons are on a first come, first serve, basis and spots will fill up quickly. Lessons will begin soon!
Routine Instrument Care
Reach out to your instrument vendor to set up an appointment and to see if you can drop it off. This can take time as most luthiers are also preparing for the next school year so don't wait!
Booster Club Parent Volunteers Needed for the 2023-2024 School Year!
The Centennial Orchestra Booster Club is an integral part of the orchestra’s growth. Parents will donate countless hours to figure out ways to raise money for the Centennial Orchestra. They will volunteer to help out at concerts, receptions, contests; the list goes on and on.
Students really enjoy all of the “extra” things that happen in orchestra. We go on trips, have parties, compete in contests, eat lots of food, and so much more! We look forward to maintaining traditions!
All of these “extra” things are not free. Students want to see the traditions thrive. They will carry on as long as we have parents to volunteer and help raise the necessary funds to do so.
A small number of parents cannot continue to do all of the work for an orchestra this size. The booster club, the Centennial Orchestra, and the directors need help from ALL parents.
The orchestra’s school accounts and budget only take care of a very small amount of the monetary needs of the Centennial Orchestra. Fundraising and parent help is essential.
Parent volunteers are needed in the following ways:
Serving at concert receptions
Helping to prepare/set up/serve at the Orchestra Banquet at the end of the year
Spring Trip Chaperone
Field Trip Chaperone
Orchestra Party Chaperone
Offering to pick up food or drinks for an orchestra function or party
Being a member of the booster club board
In order for this orchestra to run efficiently, ALL must contribute. The CHS Orchestra students deserve the best! Parents, you have wonderful children, and they should get to experience every opportunity that the CHS Orchestra has to offer.