Updated 5/22/18

Olathe East Orchestras 2018 – 2019

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Calendar of Events - 1 Semester
AUGUST August
28 OE Area 5th Grade Instrumental Music Try-it Night | 6-7:30p | E Commons / Gym | S M T W T F S
Chamber Orchestra performs at 6pm (5:30 call) | Student Volunteers needed! 1 2 3 4
22 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SEPTEMBER
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
4 OE Orchestra NYC Trip Meeting | 7-8p | OE Orch Rm | REQUIRED for anyone
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
traveling on the April 2019 Orchestra trip
5 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room 26 27 28 29 30 31
6 OE Orchestra Social Night | 7-8:30p | OE Orch Rm / Commons | Everyone Invited,
Parent Volunteers Needed September
15 Olathe Bass Summit | 9a-3p | ON Orch Rm | 7-12th Grade Basses S M T W T F S
OCTOBER 1
2 Olathe HS Orch Festival Clinic | 8:30a-1:30p | ONW | REQUIRED – Chamber and 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Concert Orchestras 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
2 Olathe HS Orch Festival Concert | Call TBD, 7p Concert | ONW Gym | REQUIRED 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
– Chamber and Concert Orchestras
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
3 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room
30
4 OE Freshman and CT 7/8 Orchestras Fall Side-by-side Concert | 6:30p call, 7p
Concert | OE Auditorium | REQUIRED – Freshman Orchestra
4 OE Orchestra Social Night | 8-9p | Dairy Queen on College & Pflumm | October
Everyone Invited! S M T W T F S
25 ECKMEA Mock Auditions | during Seminar | OE Orch Rm | For anyone auditioning 1 2 3 4 5 6
for the ECKMEA District Honors Orchestra 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
25 OE Area Cavalcade of Strings Rehearsals | TBD | OE Orch Rm / Gym | 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
REQUIRED – All 5-12th Grade Orchestras 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
25 OE Area Cavalcade of Strings Concert | Call TBD, 7p Concert| OE Gym | 28 29 30 31
REQUIRED – All 5-12th Grade Orchestras, Parent Volunteers Needed
28 OE Orchestra Mattress Sale Fundraiser | 10a-5p | OE Commons November
NOVEMBER S M T W T F S
2 ECKMEA Audition Room Setup | 3-5p | OE Orch Room | Parent and Student 1 2 3
Volunteers Needed! 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 ECKMEA District Honors Orchestra Auditions | 7a-6p | OE building-wide | 9-12th
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
grade - optional | Parent and Student Volunteers Needed!
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
7 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room
25 26 27 28 29 30
19 OE Pit Orchestra Recorded Auditions | Due by 3pm | Online | Chamber Orchestra
DECEMBER
1 ECKMEA Mini Convention Clinic | All Day | OS | ECKMEA Freshman and High December
School Honors Orchestra Members S M T W T F S
1 ECKMEA Mini Convention Concert | Call TBD, 3:30p Concert | OS Auditorium | 1
ECKMEA Freshman and High School Honors Orchestra Members
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
4 OE Orchestra Winter Concert & Reception | 6:30p call, 7pm Concert | OE
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Auditorium | REQUIRED – All OE Orchestras (Reception served by Band parents)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
5 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room
11 OE Choir Winter Concert & Reception | 7pm Concert | OE Commons | Orchestra 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Parent and Student Volunteers Needed to serve the Choir Reception 30 31

All dates are subject to change – advance notice will be given. Students are responsible for making arrangements according to the
schedule. For the most current calendar of events, visit: www.oeorchestras.com.
Updated 5/22/18

Olathe East Orchestras 2018 – 2019

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Calendar of Events – 2 Semester

JANUARY January
4-5 KMEA All-State Orchestra Live Auditions | All Day | Salina -Lakewood MS | Open S M T W T F S
to NEKMEA High School Honors Orchestra Members 1 2 3 4 5
9 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11-12 Snow Date for KMEA All-State Orchestra Live Auditions
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
31 Pit Orchestra for Winter Musical: The Little Mermaid
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
FEBRUARY
27 28 29 30 31
1-2 Pit Orchestra for Winter Musical: The Little Mermaid
2 Regional Piano Festival | All Day | Baker University | Piano Students
February
6 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room
S M T W T F S
16 State Piano Festival | All Day | Wichita | Piano Students
1 2
21-23
KMEA Conference / All-State Orchestra Rehearsals & Performance | All Day |
Wichita | All-State Orchestra Members 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
26 OE Orchestra Concert | Call 6:30p, 7p Concert | OE Auditorium | REQUIRED – 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
All OE Orchestras 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
MARCH 24 25 26 27 28
6 Chamber Orchestra Auditions | During Class | OE Orch Rm | Required if
interested in being placed in Concert Blue and Chamber Orchestras – All 9-11 th March
grade Orchestra members (Current Blue and Chamber must re-audition) S M T W T F S
6 8th Grade Chamber Orchestra Auditions | OE Orch Rm | All incoming 8th graders 1 2
interested in auditioning for the OE Chamber Orchestra 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
6 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
21 OE Orchestra Social Night | 7-8:30p | OE Orch Rm | Everyone Invited, Parent
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Volunteers Needed!
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
APRIL
31
2 OE Orchestra Pre-Festival / NYC Send-off Concert | 6:30p Call, 7p Concert |
OE Auditorium | REQUIRED – All OE Orchestras
April
3 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room
S M T W T F S
4 OE Orchestra Pre-Solo & Ensemble Recital | 6:30p Call, 7p Recital | OE
1 2 3 4 5 6
Orchestra Rm | Any Solos & Ensembles who are performing on Saturday
6 KSHSAA Regional Solo & Ensemble Festival | All Day | OS | Any Solo & 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ensembles who have prepared to perform 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
10 KSHSAA State Large Group Festival | All Day | BV High Schools | 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
REQUIRED – Chamber and Concert Orchestras 28 29 30
18-22 CARNEGIE HALL | All Day | New York City | Chamber and Concert Orchestras
May
27 KSHSAA State Solo & Ensemble Festival | All Day | Topeka | Any Solo &
S M T W T F S
Ensembles who received a I-rating
1 2 3 4
MAY
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Orchestra Leadership Team (OLT) | 3:15pm | Orchestra Room
7 OE Orchestra Awards Concert and Reception | 6:30p Call, 7p Concert | OE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Auditorium | REQUIRED – All OE Orchestras 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
11 Worlds of Fun Music Festival | All Day | Worlds of Fun | REQUIRED – Freshman 26 27 28 29 30 31
Orchestra d
19 Senior Commencement | TBA | CBAC Football Field | REQUIRED – 9-11TH
graders in Chamber and Concert Orchestras
All dates are subject to change – advance notice will be given. Students are responsible for making arrangements according to the
schedule. For the most current calendar of events, visit: www.oeorchestras.com.