May May 21, 2018 (Monday) - CHS Spring Concert at 7 p.m., Lee Capshaw Theater May 22, 2018 (Tuesday) -CHS/MS Side by Side Feeder Concert at 7:30 p.m., Lee Capshaw Theater (Please note time change.) May 25-27, 2018 - TSSEC Austin, TX for qualifying students May 28, 2018 (Monday)- Memorial Day (Holiday)
May Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) May 20, 2018 (Sunday) - EPSYOs Season Finale Concert, Plaza Theatre, 6:30 p.m.
June June 1, 2018 (Friday) - Orchestra Banquet El Paso Country Club (Doors open at 6:30 p.m. - Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Tickets TBA per person and event ends at 11 p.m.) June 1, 2018 (Friday) - Last Day of School
June/July June 2018 - 1st Day of the 5 weeks of rehearsals for summer musical (see Mrs. Hernandez for more details in the spring) July 2018 - Summer Musical Performance - all evening performances (see Mrs. Hernandez for more details in the spring)
Past events - 2017
August August 31, 2017 (Thursday) - CHS Fall Orientation 7:00 p.m., Lee Ross Capshaw Theater - Mandatory Attendance for All Students
September September 4, 2017 (Monday) - Labor Day (no school)
September Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) September 15-16, 2017 - El Paso Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert #1, Plaza Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Bohuslav Rattay, Conductor Chloe Trevor, Violin
Vivaldi - Le Quattro Staggioni Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Rimksy-Korsakov - Snow Maiden Suite Stravinsky - Firebird Suite
October October 14, 2017 (Saturday) - All Region Auditions at Del Valle High School 950 Bordeaux Dr., El Paso, TX 79907 October, 23, 2017 (Monday) - 9th grade Reg. Orchestra Auditions at Henderson Middle School 5505 Robert Alva Ave. , El Paso, TX 79905 October 25, 2017 (Wednesday) - Parent/Teacher Conferences (HS) October 26, 2017 (Thursday)- Halloween Concert 7:00 p.m., Lee Ross Capshaw Theater October 28, 2017 (Saturday) - All State Auditions at El Adobe Recording Studio 5301 El Paso Dr, El Paso, TX 79905
October Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) October 20-22, 2017 - El Paso Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert #2, Plaza Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Bohuslav Rattay, Conductor Yefim Bronfman, Piano
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4, op. 58, G major Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra October TBA at 7:30 p.m. in the Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall- UTEP Symphony Orchestra November November 10, 2017 (Friday) - Veterans Day (Holiday) November 20-24, 2017 - Fall Break (Holiday) November Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) November TBD at 7:30 p.m. at the Atkins Recital Hall at NMSU - NMSU Philharmonic Orchestra (Admission is free and open to the public) November 12, 2017 (Sunday) -EPSYOs Fall Concert, Plaza Theatre, 3:00 p.m. November 17-18, 2017 - El Paso Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert #3, Plaza Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Bohuslav Rattay, Conductor The Music of John Williams Two Musical Worlds Collide
ET: Adventures on Earth Concerto for Horn and Orchestra March from Raiders of the Lost Ark Highlights from Jurassic Park Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (The Five Sacred Trees) Star Wars Force Awakens Suite
December December 11, 2017 (Monday)- Winter Concert 7:00 p.m., Lee Ross Capshaw Theater December 14, 2017 (Thursday) - Freshman Orchestra performs at the Airport at 6 p.m. December 21, 2017-January 4, 2018 - Winter Break (Holiday) Students return to class January 4, 2018
January - 2018 January 15, 2018 (Monday) - M.L. King Jr. Day (Holiday)
January Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) January 19-20, 2018 - El Paso Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert #4, Plaza Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Enrique Batiz, Guest Conductor
Mozart Concertone for 2 violins, oboe, cello & orchestra in C major, K.190 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite
In collaboration with EPPM Chamber Music Festival January 28, 2018 (Sunday) - EPSYOs Winter Concert, Plaza Theatre, 3:00 p.m. February February 3, 2018 (Saturday) - UIL solo/ensemble contest at Hanks HS February 8-10, 2018 (Thursday - Saturday) - All Region Orchestra Clinic/Concert at Bowie High School February 13-17, 2018 - TMEA All State Orchestra Clinic/Convention February 21, 2018 (Wednesday) - Parent/Teacher Conferences (HS) February Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) February 23-24, 2018 - El Paso Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert #5, Plaza Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Bohuslav Rattay, Conductor UTEP Concert Chorale
The Best of the Requiems Beethoven - Symphony No. 7, op. 92, A major
March March 12-16, 2018 (Monday-Friday) - Spring Break (Holiday) March 30, 2018 (Friday)- Spring Holiday
March Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) March 25, 2018 (Sunday) - EPSYOs Side-by-Side Concert , Plaza Theatre, 3:00 p.m.
April April 16, 2018 (Monday) - Pre UIL Concert 7 p.m., Lee Ross Capshaw Theater April 18, 2018 (Wed-Sun) - UIL Orchestra Concert/Sight-Reading Festival April 24-26, 2018 (Tues-Thurs) - EPISD Jazz Festival (1st period only) at Coronado HS-TO BE DECIDED
April Community Events - Optional (Please see Mrs. Hernandez if you are interested in attending one of these community concerts.) April 13-14, 2018 - El Paso Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert #6, Plaza Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Bohuslav Rattay, Conductor
Mack the Knife Seven Deadly sins Whitman songs Broadway medley
