The Hayfield Middle School Orchestras will be going on a field trip to Williamsburg, VA on Friday, May 28, 2010. While there, the orchestras will perform for nationally recognized judges and spend a day at Busch Gardens theme park. The orchestras will leave at approximately 5:30am and will return at approximately 11:30pm that same evening.

The cost of the trip will be $132.00 per student.
The first installment of $66.00 is due on February 16th.
The second installment of $66.00 is due on March 15th.

Forms are due by February 16th. Please make checks or money orders payable to Hayfield Orchestra Boosters. Cash will not be accepted.

Forms will be handed to students the week of January 20th.

THE 3RD PAYMENT OF $171.25 IS PAST DUE

The high school music department is sponsoring a spring trip to New York City on April 15-18, 2010. During our trip, we will perform for nationally recognized clinicians and we will experience the educational culture and diversity that makes New York a great destination.

The total cost of the trip is $685 and is divided into four payments of $171.25.
The final payment is due February 4th.

2010 ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL, MARCH 11-13
PLEASE RESERVE THESE DATES FOR THIS MANDATORY EVENT
AN EXACT SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED MID-FEBRUARY

Each year in March, the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association (VBODA) sponsors an adjudicated orchestra festival at a nearby high school. Orchestras from local middle schools and high schools perform at the festival and are evaluated by a panel of notable orchestra judges. Each orchestra performs a warm-up piece and two concert selections from a required list. After the performance, the orchestras go to a separate room to play a selection of music from sight. Ratings of I-Superior, II-Excellent, III-Good, IV-Fair, and V-Poor are presented. In addition, each orchestra receives taped and written comments from each judge assessing a variety of performance details. This is a very important event for the orchestra, and a highlight of the year. A minimum of one chaperone for every ten students is needed for this event.