2023-24 Concert & Rehearsal Schedule

Our 2023-24 FHS Guitar Ensemble Performance and Rehearsal schedule is listed below!

Performance & Rehearsal Schedule:  As a performance oriented class, students in any of the FHS Guitar Ensembles will have required performances as part of their overall grade playing solo and/or ensemble Guitar Music at the following events:

*Fall Performing Arts & Guitar Concerts:  Freedom High School Performing Arts Center

Monday, October 2, 2023 – 7:00pm (Ponticello) Call time 6:00pm in the FHS Performing Arts Center.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 – 7:00pm (Guitar Orchestra & Tasto w/ Bobby Koelble) Call time 5:30pm in the FHS Performing Arts Center.

*OCPS All-County Guitar Auditions:

Friday, October 6, 2023 – All-County Guitar Audition Material shared with students. Audition Materials will be announced to classes and posted on the All-County Guitar Page when it is available. Steve Luciano (Southeastern University) is this years HS Ensemble Clinician.

Wednesday, October 25 & Thursday, October 26, 2023 – Afterschool in the Guitar Room (434) to audio record their audition – (Any students interested in auditioning)

Accepted students will be notified by Thursday, November 2, 2023.

*”Taste of Freedom” Performance:  Freedom High School Performing Arts Center

Date and time TBA (GO) Call time 5:30pm in the Guitar Room.

*PRISM Concert Week:  Freedom High School Performing Arts Center (ALL GUITAR ENSEMBLES)

Thursday, December 7, 2023 – 2:15pm —- One Tech Run!

Friday, December 8 2023 – Periods 1-5 Call time 7:15am in the PAC. —- Two Performance Runs!

Saturday, December 9, 2023 – Call time 12:30pm in the Guitar Room. —- Three Full Performances!
***Concerts at 1:30pm, 4:00pm & 7:00pm***

*OCPS All-County Honor Guitar Festival:  Edgewater HS Main Campus (Selected students)

Tuesday – January 30, 2024 – 6:00pm-8:30pm – Sectional

Thursday – February 1, 2024 – 6:00pm-8:30pm – Sectional

Friday – February 2, 2024 – 8:30am-3:30pm – Rehearsal and 6:00pm – Concert

*FMEA Guitar  Solo/Ensemble Festival:  Location, Date & Time(s) TBA (ALL GUITAR ENSEMBLE STUDENTS)

*Multi-Cultural Night: Date & Time(s) TBA

*Freshman Orientation:  Freedom High School Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – 7:00pm (Any Guitar student interested in helping and promoting)

Call time 6:00pm in the Guitar Room.

*Spring Guitar Concert:  Freedom High School Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, April 23, 2024– 7:00pm (ALL GUITAR ENSEMBLES) Call time 5:30pm in the Guitar Room.

Other rehearsal and performance opportunities may be added to our calendar at the discretion of Mr. Perez including several in-school field trips to rehearse with college professors, and off campus to perform/work with other guitar programs, and performing in our community.  Students will be notified at least two weeks prior each added event.  An unexcused absence from each and any rehearsal and performance commitment will result in the lowering of a letter grade during the grading period from which the performance was held.  Please contact Mr. Perez if there are any questions or conflicts at least two weeks prior to a performance.