Orchestra

Concert Orchestra

Concert Orchestra is designed to further the students’ musical development through rehearsal and performance of outstanding string orchestra literature. Throughout the year we also work on scales, counting, musical vocabulary and music theory. In addition, all students will be involved with a chamber ensemble, will work in sectionals, will work with professional musicians and may perform as a combined group with the Symphony Orchestra.

Concert Orchestra is open to all interested freshmen string players. There is a wide range of abilities from very experienced players to students who have only been playing for one or two years. The orchestra performs approximately 4-5 times each school year with other performance opportunities also available.

Concert Orchestra is a great way to interact on a daily basis with other students who share the same enjoyment of music. This often helps smooth the transition from junior high to high school.

Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra provides advancing string players with the opportunity to learn how to perform as a full orchestra and as a string orchestra. We rehearse and perform music from all periods of music history, Bach to newly commissioned pieces. Technical and interpretive considerations of performance are stressed. The orchestra performs approximately 4-5 concerts throughout the year. In addition, all students participate in small chamber ensembles and are encouraged to perform solos during our annual Solo and Ensemble segment of the school year.

Symphony Orchestra is one of the top orchestras in the State of Illinois. The orchestra has performed throughout the midwest and has traveled on numerous overseas tours including trips to China, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Budapest, Rio de Janiero, Greece, Peru, Cuba, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Vietnam. They have performed at the Illinois Music Educators Conference in January 2004, the MENC Mid-West Regional Conference in Minneapolis, and have performed at the prestigious Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic three times, in 1991, 1996 and 2004.

Chamber Orchestra

Chamber Orchestra provides advanced string players with the opportunity to learn how to perform as a full orchestra and as a string orchestra. This group is comprised of the top string players from the orchestra program. This group focuses on advanced literature for smaller string orchestra music and pieces for strings and small wind sections.

Chamber Orchestra members continue to perform as members of the Symphony Orchestra for concerts although they do not meet during the same class period. They learn more music and perform more often than Symphony or Concert Orchestras, including concerts with the Libertyville High School Choirs, concerts within the Libertyville community, and concerts throughout the Midwest.

Chamber Orchestra performed at the inaugural session of the Music for All – Orchestra America Festival in March of 2006, and have performed at the Illinois Music Educators Conference in January 2013. They have performed with special guest marimba soloist, Michael Burritt and have worked in clinics with Dr. Larry Livingston from the University of Southern California, Donald Schleicher from the University of Illinois, Stefan Kartman from the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee, Victor Yampolsky from Northwestern University, and Kevin Noe from Michigan State.

All concerts take place in the LHS Aduitorium except where noted.

Fright Night Concert

Mid-October
Concert will be held in the LHS Gymnasium
This is always the spookiest concert of the year. We will perform classic works fit for the season.

Orchestra Festival with Highland

Early-December
This is our annual concert featuring the talents of all string players from 6th grade through 12th grade as we combine with Highland Middle School.

Winter Concert

Early-March
This concert will feature all three orchestra showcasing standards from the orchestral literature.

Spring Band/Orchestra Concerts

Late Spring
One concert will feature Concert Orchestra, String Project, Concert Band and Symphonic Band
Second concert will feature Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble.

Community High School District 128 is committed to supporting our students' academic and fine art success. We understand that there are times when families seek additional instructional support beyond the classroom.
To assist you in this process, we maintain a list of private tutors who have expressed interest in working with our students. We provide this list strictly as a voluntary resource and convenience for our families. The list should not be taken as an endorsement of private tutors in general, or of any specific tutor who has requested to be added to our list.
Please be advised of the following regarding these private tutoring services:

• Employment Status: The individuals on this list are not employees or agents of District 128. They function entirely as independent contractors, are not supervised by District 128, and are not subject to the same policies and conduct expectations that apply to District 128 employees.
• Oversight: The District makes no representations regarding their credentials, character, or the quality of their instruction. Each family is responsible for exercising their own judgment as to whether to engage any particular private tutor.
• Risks: The parent/guardian assumes all risks associated with hiring a private tutor, including but not limited to physical safety during tutoring sessions (whether held in person or online).
• Contractual Agreement: Any tutoring arrangement, including scheduling, location of services, and payment, is a private agreement between the parent/guardian and the tutor. The District is not a party to these transactions.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the parent/guardian agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Community High School District 128, its Board of Education, employees, and agents from any and all claims, demands, losses, liability, or causes of action arising out of or in any way connected with the use of a private tutor from this list.

The Orchestra program has a Practice Partner Program in which elementary and middle school string students can work with advanced high school string students. Playing music is more fun when doing it with others. This is a great way to motivate your child and get them excited to learn about and play their instrument.

Here are the main components of the program:

• LHS Practice Partners are members of the LHS Orchestra program. These students are currently taking private lessons with professional teacher/musicians. They have gone through a training program and will continue to be under the guidance and review of LHS orchestra teacher, Mr. Marino.
• During sessions, Practice Partners will focus on music, and will model and reinforce the technique and posture being learned in the elementary/middle school orchestra class. 
• Sessions will be held at LHS, will be 25 minutes, and will cost $15, paid directly to the student.
• We currently have Practice Partners available for the following instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass.

Contact Mr. Marino to be connected with a Practice Partner or to ask questions about the program.
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phone: 847-327-7082