Music Ensembles > Orchestra and Strings

Orchestra

Dr. James Starr, Director

The University Orchestra is an ensemble made up of 25 – 50 students, and the number of players utilized depends on the demands of the repertoire.  We perform between 4 and 8 concerts per year, on campus at Albert Taylor Hall as well as off-campus in various venues.  The orchestra is set up as a 1-credit hour class, which meets Monday through Thursday from 2:00 to 2:50 pm. It can count as an elective for non-music majors as well as fulfilling the major ensemble requirement for music majors.  Scholarships are available to both majors and non-majors for participation in the ESU orchestra; these are awarded based on individual auditions.

In recent performances, the ESU orchestra has played music from the Baroque period, (Vivaldi, Dall’Abaco) the Classical period (Mozart, Beethoven, Ditters von Dittersdorf) the Romantic period (Danzi, Rossini, Dvorak) and the 20th century. (Prokofiev, Chavarri, Delius)  The ESU orchestra continues to grow, receiving input from guest clinicians, and performing with guest soloists and guest conductors.

String Ensemble

Dr. James Starr, Director

Composed of select performers from the ESU Orchestra, members of the String Ensemble provide music for select campus activities.

Last Updated October 15, 2008