[Members] 2010 National High School Honors Orchestra

[Rick Dapprich]

National High School Honors Orchestra
February 16-20, 2010
Santa Clara, California

The National High School Honors Orchrestra will be held February 16-  
February 20, 2010 in Santa Clara, California. Students in the eleventh  
and twelfth grades during the 2009/2010 school year may apply for  
stringed instruments. Percussion and wind students must be in ninth  
through twelfth grade during the 2009/2010 school year to apply.

Students interested in applying can find the application and required  
repertoire. Submission requirements must be turned in to the Michigan  
chairman, Kelly DeRose, by May 15, 2009.

Students selected by the National Committee and elect to participate  
with the National High School Honors Orchestra in Santa Clara,  
California will be required to pay $795 to participate. This will  
cover all expenses minus air travel including the student's hotel stay  
for 4 nights and meals.

What is the National High School Honors Orchestra?
The National High School Honors Orchestra (NHSHO) is a performing  
group of 120 competitively selected high school musicians who assemble  
biennially to perform at the ASTA National Conference.

How are the students selected for membership in the NHSHO?
Junior and senior students apply for the orchestra through the state  
chapters of ASTA.  They submit an audition tape/CD of required  
literature and three minutes form literature of their own choosing.   
The state coordinator (selected by the state ASTA president) and an  
audition committee select up to thirty tapes/CDs to forward to the  
national level.  Separate audition committees for strings, winds, and  
percussion select the 120 students for the orchestra.  The students  
are required to be members of their school orchestra.  Students must  
follow the application process as stated above to be considered by the  
national committee.

When was the NHSHO established?
In 1986, the first orchestra convened in Anaheim CA, under the  
direction of James DePriest.  Subsequent performances took place in  
Indianapolis; Washington DC; New Orleans; Cincinnati; Kansas City; and  
Phoenix.  On two occasions the orchestra reassembled to tour and  
perform in conjunction with international conferences in Helsinki,  
Finland and Tampa, Florida.

Who conducts the NHSHO?
Such internationally recognized, eminent conductors as Elje Oue, David  
Gilbert, James DePriest, Jose Serebrier and Jung Ho Pak are invited to  
conduct the NHSHO.  They work with the orchestra for three days of  
intense rehearsals in preparation for the final performance.  For  
2010, the conductor will be Scott Speck.

For more specifc information at the National level please contact  
Libby or at the Michigan level contact Kelly DeRose.

Students who have been invited and who have accepted to be part of the  
National High School Honors Orchestra may not also be a participant in  
a National Orchestra Festival group, the Alternative Styles Awards  
program, or the finals of the National Solo Competition in the same  
national conference year. This participation restriction is due to  
overlapping event schedules which will cause disruption to the overall  
experience for all participants of each program. Students may apply  
for more than one event, but must accept only one if offered multiple  
event opportunities within the same conference year.

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