DMS ORCHESTRA CALENDAR      

2026-2027

All Dates are Subject to Change                                     

Date	Day	Time	Event	Group	Location
8/20	Thur	5:30pm	Parent Meeting +	ALL	DMS Stage & Cafeteria
9/4	Fri	4:00-6:00pm	Beginner Level Movie Night!	B	DMS Cafeteria
9/16	Wed	5-7:30pm	MISD MS All Region Clinic Boot Camp	P/S/HBy Audition	Scott Johnson MS
9/18	Fri	4-6:30pm	Flan Pledge Fundraiser Blitz Night!	All	DMS Stage & Cafeteria
10/6	Tue	1st P.	String Fling Rehearsal +	B	Fine Arts Wing
10/8	Thur	6:30pm	String Fling Concert +	B	DMS Cafeteria
10/9	Fri	4:00-6:15pm	Halloween Movie Night!	All	Cafeteria
10/17	Sat	All Day	Upper-Level Solo Contest +	P/S/H	Faubion MS
10/24	Sat	Times TBA	All Region Auditions	P/S/HBy Audition	McKinney Boyd HS
11/6-7	Fri-Sat	6-9pm, all day	All Region Clinic & Concert	By Audition	Lebanon Trail HS (Frisco)
12/1	Tuesday	7:00pm	Winter Concert +	ALL	MBHS Auditorium
12/4	Friday	All Day	Fine Arts Elementary Tour! +	H	Feeder Elementary Schools
1/23	Sat	ALL DAY	Beginner Solo Festival/Upper Level Ensemble +	B	Faubion MS
1/27	Wed	4-7:30pm	UIL Clinic +	S/H	DMS Stage/Fine Arts Wing
2/2	Tuesday	4-9:00pm	Andretti Fun Trip	All	The Colony
2/3	Wed	4-5pm	Philharmonic UIL Clinic +	P	DMS Orchestra Room
2/9	Tues	6:30pm	Pre-UIL C & SR +	P/S/H	DMS Stage
3/8-3/11	Mon-Thur	TBA	UIL +	P/S/H	Frisco ISD VPAC
4/7	Wed	ALL DAY	STAAR TESTING +	All	DMS
4/9	Fri	5:00-7:00pm	5th Grade Instrument Selection	Volunteers	Cafeteria
4/14-15	Wed, Thu	ALL DAY	STAAR TESTING +	8th Grade	DMS
4/21	Wed	ALL DAY	STAAR TESTING +	All	DMS
4/22	Fri	7th Period	Combined Beginner Rehearsal +	B	DMS Orchestra Room
4/27	Tues	TBA	Strings in the Park Festival +	B	Old Settlers Park
4/28	Wed	TBA	McKinney Music Festival – Phil/Sinf+	P/S	MHS PAC
4/30	Wed	TBA	McKinney Music Festival – Honors+	H	MHS PAC
5/5	Wed	11am	Peak Music Festival – Honors +	H	Eisemann Center
5/13	Thur	All Day	Epic Waters Festival – Philharmonic/Sinfonietta +	P/S	Grand Prairie
5/18	Tues	7:30pm	Spring Concert +	All	MBHS Auditorium
5/20	Thur	All Day	NRH20 Music Festival +	B	North Richland Hills
5/21	Fri	All Day	Boulder Adventure Park!	All	Grand Prairie

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

+Attendance Required