Orchestra

All Catholic Orchestra 

2024-2025

Conductor:  

Mr. Joseph Brennan

Music Educator, Clinician, Orchestra Conductor

IMPORTANT Links


ALL CATHOLIC STRING AUDITIONS

String and Band Auditions - Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Holy Ghost Preparatory School

Students must arrive between 4:00 and 4:30 PM


Audition Fee - $5.00 per student - cash or checks. 

Checks payable to the Office of Catholic Education

Checks can be given to Sister Lauretta in-person or be mailed to:

Sister Lauretta Linsalata, IHM

Archbishop Ryan High School

11201 Academy Road

Philadelphia, PA 19154


Audition Information 

Solo List 

Scales


Strings Rehearsals

All Saturday Strings rehearsals are held 

at Archbishop Wood High School

Students must attend at least two of these rehearsals

.

Saturday, January 4 - 9:00 to 11:00 AM

Saturday, January 18 - 9:00 to 11:00 AM

Saturday, February 15 - 900 to 11:00 AM

Saturday, March 1 - 9:00 to 11:00 AM


Full Orchestra Rehearsals

All Full Orchestra rehearsals are held at 

Pope John Paul II High School

Monday, 3/10 @ 6:00-8:00 PM

Monday, 3/18 @ 6:00-8:00 PM

Festival

Pope John Paul II High School


Thursday, 3/20 @ 4:30-8:00 PM

Friday, 3/21 @ 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday, 3/22 @ 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM


Concert

Saturday, 3/22 @ 2:00 PM - Pope John Paul II High School

Membership LisT

Festival Repertoire

“Farandole" from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2” 

by Georges Bizet, arr. Merle J. Isaac


“BACCHANALE from SAMSON & DELILAH” 

by Camile Saint-Saëns, arr. Merle J. Isaac


“Song Without Words” 

by Gustav Holst, arr. Roy Phillippe


“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” 

by Klaus Badelt, arr. Ted Ricketts 


“Dance of the Tumblers from Snow Maiden” 

by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow 


SCHEDULE

Four Year Awards 2024-2025