<p>Does this school have an orchestra or band that students can join? I know they have a lot of student-run theater productions. Do students play in the pit orchestra, or do they hire professionals for this?</p>
<p>I don’t know about the pit orchestra, but yes, they have band and orchestra.
Chamber Orchestra: 3 course credits. Performs many concerts and tours. Student must also be in Orchestra at the same time.
Orchestra: 1 course credit. Group studies and performs compositions.
Chamber Music: 1 course credit. For advanced pianists, string and woodwind players, entrance by audition. Musicians perform trio, quartet, and quintet masterworks by composers. Rehearsal twice weekly and perform many times each year on and off campus. Enrollment is limited to 5 students.
Band and Wind Ensemble: 1 course credit. Study and perform masterworks for winds.
Jazz Ensemble: 1 course credit. Saxophones, trombones, trumpets, piano, and a rhythm section. Performances throughout the year.</p>
<p>There are also instrumental and vocal lessons available, for an extra fee. Offered in piano, organ, harpsichord, voice, string, woodwind, brass, percussion, guitar, banjo, and harp. Individual lessons are scheduled with a member of the music faculty or a visiting teacher.</p>