DMS ORCHESTRA CALENDAR 2019-2020
All Dates are Subject to Change
| Date | Day | Time | Event | Group | Location |
| 8/20 | Tues | 6:30pm | Parent Meeting – All | ALL | DMS Stage & Cafeteria |
| 8/25 | Sun | 6:00-8:00pm | Fine Arts Fun Night – APEX Center | ALL | Apex Center |
| 9/6 | Fri | 4:00-6:30pm | Upper Level Movie Night | P/S/H | Orchestra Room/Cafeteria |
| 9/20 | Fri | 4:00-6:00pm | All Region Workshop + | S/H | Fine Arts Wing |
| 10/8 | Tue | 1st P. | String Fling Rehearsal + | B | DMS Stage |
| 10/10 | Thur | 7:00pm | String Fling/Fall Concert + | B/H | DMS Stage |
| 10/16 | Wed | 8:15am | Practice Buddy Breakfast | ALL | Orchestra Room |
| 10/18 | Fri | 4:00-6:30pm | Beginner Movie Night | B | Orchestra Room/Cafeteria |
| 10/19 | Sat | ALL DAY Times TBA | All Region Auditions | P/S/H | Allen HS |
| 11/1 | Fri | 4:00-10:00pm | DSO Trip – Meal Provided | P/S/H | Meyerson Symphony Center |
| 11/7 | Thur | 6-8pm | Roller Skating! | All | Thunderbird Rink (Plano) |
| 11/21 | Thur | 12-2:00 | Dallas Strings Beginner Trip + | B | Dallas Strings |
| 12/2-3 | Mon Tues | All periods | Winter Concert In Class Rehearsals + | ALL | DMS Stage |
| 12/4 | Wed | 7:00pm | Winter Concert + * | ALL | McKinney Boyd HS |
| 12/13-14 | Fri Sat | 6-9pm, all day | All Region Clinic & Concert | P/S/H | Allen HS |
| 12/13 and 16 | Fri, Mon | ALL DAY | Fine Arts Elementary Feeder Tour + | H | Feeder Elementary Schools |
| 12/18-19 | Wed Thur | All Day | MISD MS Orchestras: Electrify Your Strings with Mark Wood + | P/S/H | MHS Sperry Auditorium |
| 1/29 | Wed | 4-7:30pm | UIL Clinic + | S/H | DMS Stage/Fine Arts Wing |
| 2/1 | Sat | ALL DAY | Beginner Solo/Upper Level Ensemble + | B/P/S/H | Faubion MS |
| 2/11 | Tues | 6:30pm | Pre-UIL C & SR + | S/H | DMS Stage |
| 3/2-3 | Mon Tue | 3rd & 6th periods | UIL Rehearsals on stage + | S/H | DMS Stage/Fine Arts Wing |
| 3/4-5 | Wed Thur | TBA | UIL + | S/H | Lowery Freshman Center |
| 4/4 | Sat | ALL DAY Times TBA | Upper Level Solo/Beginner Ensemble + | ALL | Faubion MS |
| 4/7-8 | Tue Wed | ALL DAY | STAAR TESTING | 7th/8th | DMS |
| 4/9 | Thur | 6-8pm | Whirly Ball! | ALL | Whirly Ball (Plano) |
| 4/17 | Fri | 3:45(set up) 5:30-7:00(event) | 5th Grade Instrument Selection | Volunteers | DMS Stage/Cafe, Orchestra Room |
| 5/8 | Fri | ALL DAY | Pinstack Competition + | P | Pinstack in Allen |
| 5/11-14 | Mon-Thur | ALL DAY | STAAR TESTING | All | DMS |
| 5/15 | Fri | ALL DAY | Six Flags Reward Trip | ALL | Six Flags in Arlington |
| 5/19 | Tues | 7th P. | Combined Beginner Rehearsal + | B | Stage/Orchestra Room |
| 5/20 | Wed | 7pm | Spring Concert + | ALL | McKinney Boyd HS |
| 5/21 | Thurs | 8am-3pm | Peak Music Festival Competition | H | Denton (Murchison Center) |
| 5/22 | Fri | All Day | NRH20 Music Festival + | B | North Richland Hills |
| *Legend: B=Beginner P=Philharmonic S=Sinfonietta H=Honors |
+ Mandatory Attendance Required
* Winter Concert date may change to Tues, 12/17 at 7:00pm – McKinney North HS
