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Middle Level Orchestra Festival for Grades 6-9 

General Information - Tier 1
The Middle Level Orchestra Festival is open to school age student orchestras composed exclusively of students in grades 6 through 9.  MNSOTA is pleased to offer three sites for Tier 1. The deadline for all sites was January 19, 2008.
Event Date Site
Feb 19, 2008 Hopkins Center for Fine Arts in Hopkins, MN
Feb 20, 2008 College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN
February 29, 2008 Southview Middle School in Edina, MN

Download the following documents for more details.

Document Name
Posted
Document Type
Middle Level Festival Information
8/25/2007
Musical Selections for Tier 2 on March 24, 2008
4/4/2008

If you have questions, contact the Festival Coordinator Cassandra Herold at 612-280-2847 or cassandraherold@yahoo.com.

Tier 2 Information
Every orchestra that performs at the Tier 1 festival and receives an overal rating of "Superior with Distinction" will advance to Tier 2.  A minimum of six orchestras will perform at Tier 2.  If there are not six orchestras that receive Superior with Distinction ratings, the orchestra(s) with the next highest rating will be offered the Tier 2 opportunity.

The orchestras selected for the Tier 2 honor will:
•spend March 24, 2008 at Orchestra Hall
•work with members of the Minnesota Orchestra
•perform selections from Tier 1 in a concert
•receive an ensemble trophy
•make memories that will inspire their musical growth for years to come
•be able to purchase professional photographs and CDs through their director

Congratulations to the schools selected to perform at the Tier 2 Festival on March 24, 2008 at Orchestra Hall (download the program above):

Crosswinds Chamber Orchestra (Greg Marget, director)
Edgewood Middle School Chamber Orchestra (Deb Sittko, director)
Moorhead High School Ninth Grade Orchestra (Jon Larson, director)
Oak-Land Spiritoso Strings (Julie Guerber, director)
Owatonna Junior High Eighth Grade Orchestra (Jennifer Arco, director)
Valley View Middle School Ninth Grade Orchestra (Barbara Flooding, director)

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