2025-2026

DMS ORCHESTRA CALENDAR      

 All Dates are Subject to Change                                     

Date	Day	Time	Event	Group	Location
8/21	Thur	5:30pm	Parent Meeting +	ALL	DMS Stage & Cafeteria
8/29	Fri	4:00-6:00pm	Beginner Level Movie Night!	B	Cafeteria
9/6	Sat	4:30-10pm	Texas Rangers Field Trip	P/S/H	Arlington
9/10	Wed	5-8pm	MISD MS All Region Clinic	By Audition	Scott Johnson MS
9/19	Fri	4-6:30pm	Flan Pledge Fundraiser Blitz Night!	All	DMS Stage & Cafeteria
9/27	Sat	All Day	Upper-Level Solo Contest +	P/S/H	Faubion MS
10/7	Tue	1st P.	String Fling Rehearsal +	B	Fine Arts Wing
10/9	Thur	6:30pm	String Fling Concert +	B	Fine Arts Wing
10/10	Fri	4:00-6:15pm	Halloween Movie Night!	All	Cafeteria
10/25	Sat	Times TBA	All Region Auditions	By Audition	Prosper HS (PISD)
10/29	Wed	5-8pm	Andretti Field Trip!	All	Granscape: The Colony
11/14-15	Fri-Sat	6-9pm, all day	All Region Clinic & Concert	By Audition	Lebanon Trail HS (Frisco)
11/19	Wed	5-8pm	Cinemark Movie Night	All	Cinemark in Allen (121)
12/1	Mon	4-5pm	Beginner Winter Concert Rehearsal +	B	DMS Orchestra Room
12/2	Tuesday	7:00pm	Winter Concert +	ALL	Boyd Auditorium
12/15-16	Mon, Tue	All Day	Fine Arts Elementary Tour! +	H	Feeder Elementary Schools
12/16	Thur	5:30-7:15pm	Retro Skate Holiday Party!	All	Thunderbird Roller Rink (Plano)
1/24	Sat	ALL DAY	Beginner Solo Festival/Upper Level Ensemble +	B	Faubion MS
1/28	Wed	4-7:30pm	UIL Clinic +	P/S/H	DMS Stage/Fine Arts Wing
1/30	Fri	4-10pm	Medieval Times!	All	Dallas
2/10	Tues	6:30pm	Pre-UIL C & SR +	P/S/H	DMS Stage
3/9-3/12	Mon-Thur	TBA	UIL +	P/S/H	RHHS/HHS
3/13	Fri	4-10pm	DSO: Danny Elfman Live!	All	Meyerson Symphony Center
4/8	Wed	ALL DAY	STAAR TESTING +	All	DMS
4/10	Fri	5:00-7:00pm	5th Grade Instrument Selection	Volunteers	Cafeteria
4/15-16	Wed, Thu	ALL DAY	STAAR TESTING +	8th Grade	DMS
4/22	Wed	ALL DAY	STAAR TESTING +	All	DMS
4/28	Tues	4-5pm	Combined Beginner Rehearsal +	B	DMS Orchestra Room
4/29	Wed	TBA	Strings in the Park Festival +	B	Old Settlers Park
5/5	Tues	11am	Peak Music Festival – Honors +	H	Eisemann Center
5/6	Wed	9 – Phil   9:30 – Sinf	Epic Waters Festival – Philharmonic/Sinfonietta +	P/S	Grand Prairie
5/11	Mon	6:30pm	Spring Concert +	ALL	DMS Main Gym
5/14	Thur	All Day	NRH20 Music Festival +	B	North Richland Hills
5/15	Fri	All Day	American Classics Festival	Honors	Murchison Concert Hall

Legend: B=Beginners    P=Philharmonic    S=Sinfonietta      H=Honors

+Attendance Required