North Augusta High School Orchestra

Sponsor: Samantha Newcomb

Email: snewcomb@acpsd.net

About: There are Two Ensembles Within the Program- the Concert Orchestra and the Symphonic Orchestra.

The NAHS Orchestras Received Superior Ratings at the Carowinds Festival of Music in 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Both the Concert Orchestra and the Symphonic Orchestra Also Received Excellent Ratings for Their Stage Performances and Superior Ratings in Sight-Reading at the SC State Concert Performance Assessment in 2024. We Are Excited About This Next Year of Growth and Musical Development as We Celebrate a DECADE of Orchestra at NAHS!

Orchestra is exclusive to students enrolled in the Orchestra and Strings courses. Those interested in joining the NAHS Orchestras should contact the Director of Orchestras, Samantha Newcomb (snewcomb@acpsd.net).

Concert Performance Requirements: In addition to class participation, both ensembles have one after-school rehearsal each month in the fall, with more added in the spring. Each ensemble will perform at multiple concerts throughout the year including: a community performance in September, a winter concert in December, the Garcia Orchestra Festival in March, Concert Performance Assessment in March, a performance at the Festival of Music in Carowinds in the spring, Another Community Performance in May, and a spring concert in May.

Information

In Its 10th Year of Existence, the North Augusta Orchestra Program Will Be Striving to Achieve a Deeper Knowledge of the Fundamentals Required to Play String Instruments. Students Will Be Expected to Process Information Learned in Fundamentals Time and Apply Those Concepts to Our Performance Pieces. Students Will Experience Playing As a Full Orchestra and in Small Chamber Music Settings. Listening Will Be an Extensive Journey into Learning About the Great Composers of Music History, As Well As Modern and Contemporary Composers That Continue to Influence the Development of Music. Students in the NAHS Orchestras Are Expected to Listen, Comprehend, and Discuss Music at an Advanced Level, and Then Expected to Perform Those Elements of Music in Their Own Concert Performances.