Rehearsal Schedule and Handbook
Please refer to the Handbook for details of concert dress and etiquette.
Spring 2024 Rehearsal and Performance Schedule
Rehearsals and other events are normally 1:30-3:20 pm in CMC 124. Any changes in time or location are specified in the schedule.
Weekly schedules with specific rehearsal times for repertoire will be sent out via email on the Sunday before each week.
Players are graded for this course on the basis of their attendance and preparation. For more specific information, read the Orchestra Handbook linked above.
Week 1:
Jan. 15 - MLK Day- no school
Jan. 17 - Rehearsal
Jan. 19 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
Week 2:
Jan. 22 - Rehearsal
Jan. 24 - Rehearsal
Jan. 26 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
Week 3:
Jan. 29 - Rehearsal
Jan. 31 - Rehearsal
Feb. 2 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
Week 4:
Feb. 5 - Rehearsal
Feb. 7 - Rehearsal
Feb. 9 - Rehearsal
Saturday, Feb. 10 - Opera dress rehearsal 7-10 pm RPAC
Sunday, Feb. 11 - Opera dress rehearsal 7-10 pm RPAC
Week 5:
Feb. 12 - No rehearsal
Tuesday, Feb. 13 - Opera dress rehearsal 7-10 pm RPAC
Wednesday, Feb. 14 - No afternoon rehearsal
Wednesday, Feb. 14 - Opera dress rehearsal 7-10 pm RPAC
Thursday, Feb. 15 - PERFORMANCE: Lehar Merry Widow, 8 pm, 7:30 pm call time RPAC
Friday, Feb. 16 - No afternoon rehearsal
Friday, Feb. 16 - PERFORMANCE: Lehar Merry Widow, 8 pm, 7:30 pm call time RPAC
Saturday, Feb. 17 - PERFORMANCE: Lehar Merry Widow, 8 pm, 7:30 pm call time RPAC
Sunday, Feb. 18 - PERFORMANCE: Lehar Merry Widow, 3 pm, 2:30 pm call time RPAC
Week 6:
Feb. 19 - No rehearsal
Feb. 21 - Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks rehearsal (full orchestra not called)
Feb. 23 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
Week 7:
Feb. 26 - Rehearsal
Feb. 28 - Rehearsal
Mar. 1 - Rehearsal
Week 8:
Mar. 4 - CONCERT: Doctoral recital, Katie Noelker conductor
Program: Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks Concerto
Mozart Symphony No. 25
This concert will take place during regular orchestra time, on stage in Sharp and in concert dress.
Mar. 6 - Rehearsal
Mar. 8 - Rehearsal
Week 9:
Mar. 11 - Rehearsal
Mar. 13 - Rehearsal
Mar. 15 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
SPRING BREAK - March 18-22
Week 10:
Mar. 25 - Rehearsal
Mar. 27 - Rehearsal in afternoon and also evening dress rehearsal, 7-9:30 pm, Sharp Hall
Thursday, Mar. 28 - CONCERT: CONCERTO GALA - Concertos with winners of the OU School of Music Concerto Competition
Friday, Mar. 29 - No rehearsal
Week 11:
April 1 - Rehearsal (no joke!!)
April 3 - Rehearsal
April 5 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
Week 13:
April 8 - Rehearsal
April 10 - Rehearsal
April 12 - Rehearsal
Week 14:
April 15 - Rehearsal
April 17 - Rehearsal
April 19 - Rehearsal
Week 15:
April 22 - Rehearsal
April 24 - Rehearsal
April 26 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
Saturday, April 27 - Dress Rehearsal, 7:30-9:30 pm Sharp Hall
Sunday, April 28 - CONCERT: Beethoven Symphony no. 1, first movement, with members of the Norman High and Norman North high school orchestras, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Nielsen Symphony No. 3
Week 16:
April 29 - No rehearsal
May 1 - Rehearsal
May 3 - Rehearsal, Sharp Hall
