The Orchestra Program
The River Trail Middle School orchestra program started with 125 students when the school opened in 2001. Over time, with the support of the community and the high school orchestra programs, the River Trail Middle School orchestra program grew and maintained an enrollment of over 300 students for several years. Students in the program participate in community music ensembles including the Fulton County Youth Orchestra, Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Buckhead Youth Orchestra, Emory Youth Orchestra, and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, and River Trail Middle School’s own Chamber Orchestra.
Chamber Orchestra
The River Trail Middle School Chamber Orchestra is an audition only ensemble open to 7th and 8th grade students. Created in 2002, 60 to 70 students are part of the Chamber Orchestra group that performed at numerous state-wide and national events.
At the state level, the Chamber Orchestra was invited to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference in 2008 and 2014. The orchestra also performed at the Governor’s Mansion in December of 2008 and 2014. At the national level, the Chamber Orchestra was invited to perform at the National Middle School Association Convention in 2003, the American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival in 2006, and at Carnegie Hall in 2012 and in 2018.
Like many honor and youth orchestras, students must be currently enrolled in the orchestra program in order to audition for the River Trail MS Chamber Orchestra.
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