National High School Honors Orchestra
The National High School Honors Orchestra performs during the ASTA National Conference every other year. The next NHSHO will rehearse and perform during the National Conference in 2012. ASTA will be looking for talented string, wind, brass and percussion students to apply for this orchestra. 120 Students selected from all over the United States will be brought together for an unparalleled educational opportunity.
Students in eleventh and twelfth grade in the 2011/2012 school year are eligible to apply on stringed instruments. Wind and percussion students must be in ninth through twelfth grade in the 2o11/2012 school year to apply. Students must apply first through their ASTA state chapters, submitting a CD recording of required literature and three minutes from literature of their own choosing. The state coordinator and an audition committee select up to thirty applicants 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.
Application forms and information about all repertoire requirements for the National High School Honors Orchestra will be available on the ASTA website www.astaweb.com, and in The American String Teacher, spring issue of 2011. For more information, contact:
James Nacy
National High School Honors Orchestra Coordinator
Marquette High School
2351 Clarkson Road
Chesterfield MO 63017
ph. (H) 314-725-5866 (W) 636-891-6000
email: nacyjames@rockwood.k12.mo.us
or: iamacellist@sbcglobal.net
All audition materials must be mailed to the Missouri State Coordinator, before June 15, 2011.
The following students from Missouri were members of previous National High School Honor Orchestras:
2005
Edward Dong, violin, Clayton
Marlene Jia, violin, Fort Zumwalt West
Justin Cowart, cello, Lee’s Summit
2008
Raymond Chen – violin – Parkway Central
Max Geissler – cello – Parkway Central
Monica Godbee – cello – Parkway North
William Kass – cello – Clayton
John McAfee – cello – Clayton
Madeline McMahon – viola - Clayton
Alison Tatum – violin – Liberty
Joseph Tatum – cello – Liberty