Forest Park Orchestras

Welcome to the Forest Park Orchestra Ohana! Many orchestra students enjoy the orchestra program, love to grow and perform music. The concerts are something to NOT miss, so make sure you tell ALL your friends and family to come out and support. We do have some incredible trips that we  are planning for the future, including seeing the National Symphony Orchestra, performing with Doc Nix and Green Machine at George Mason University, clinics at colleges and performing at the local elementary and middle schools. These are only a few reasons to be excited about orchestra. Additionally there is a never-ending list of benefits from studying music. Our favorite is to grow together and learning to work together. You may be thinking ahead to the future, even beyond high school, but know this, taking a music class such as orchestra is a guidance and an advantage for success. 

Orchestra Classes

The Forest Park Orchestra program consists of 3 orchestras; Intermediate, Concert, and Chamber.

Intermediate Orchestra:

This class performs music at the VBODA grade 3-4 level. Students meet daily where we continue to reinforce good posture habits and focus on tone production. Most students from middle school will place in this orchestra as they begin high school. Daily home practice is expected.

Concert Orchestra:

This class performs a VBODA grade 4-5 music in our repertoire. Advanced techniques, including exploration of upper register pitches, advanced bowing styles and musicality along with tone production are addressed here. Daily home practice is expected.

Chamber Orchestra:

This class is an experienced ensemble performing VBODA grade 5-6 literature. Students can expect to have outside-of-class expectations beyond the regular concert schedule. Students in this ensemble have mastered basic techniques. Daily home practice is expected.