Solo and Ensemble Performances

Hosted at Berkner HS - Individual Times TBD

Liberty and Apollo Junior High Concert

Join us for what many call the best concert of the year! This concert showcases polished students talent. Come out and support their efforts. After the concert, we will sightread brand new music in less than 10 minutes! It is a great experience for audience and students.

Berkner Students may volunteer for this event for service hours.

Save the date for our last evening rehearsal before we attend UIL State Assessment the next day. Be aware, you may not have had school earlier that day.

Join us for what many call the best concert of the year! This concert showcases polished students talent. Come out and support their efforts. After the concert, we will sightread brand new music in less than 10 minutes! It is a great experience for audience and students.

Click for Student Call Time Details Schedule

High School UIL Send Off Performances

Berkner Philharmonic Full Orchestra 5:00PM

Pearce Concert Orchestra 5:30PM

Berkner Concert String Orchestra 6:00PM

Pearce Philharmonic 6:30PM

Berkner Symphony Full Orchestra 7:00PM

Pearce Symphony Full Orchestra 7:30PM

6th Grade Beginner Orchestra Side-by-Side Concert - They will showcase their advanced skills entering their second semester of playing alongside 7-12 Grade students. 6th Grade Parents will also attend an informational meeting before the concert/during their students rehearsal time.

Symphony and Mariachi Orgullo Students will perform at this event.

Any Berkner Orchestra students may volunteer at this event for service hours.

Symphony 8-10:30AM

Philharmonic 10:30-12:30PM

Guest Clinician - Kyle Davis (Houston) @ Berkner HS

Symphony 8:30AM-10:30AM

Philharmonic 10:30AM -12:30PM

• Pajama Runway

• Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

• Snacks/Dessert Potluck

• Hot Dogs/Popcorn

• Holiday Movie - How the Grinch Stole Christmas w/Jim Carey

• Sign Up Genius for sweet/salty snacks and drinks coming soon!

Join us in the Berkner HS Auditorium for our holiday concert! All family, friends, and community members welcome.

Hello LVB Orchestra,

We are hosting a Turkey Bash for our social! We’ll have board games, video games, bouncy obstacle courses, karaoke, and a potluck. We need your help bringing in a few items, including game consoles, and food.

1) Fill out the sign-up Genius if you plan to bring any snacks, drinks, or prepared dishes of your own! These dishes can be anything, even non-traditional Thanksgiving sides. Note that if you do plan on bringing your own cooked dish, you may receive 2 service hours per dish. We ask that if it is a hot dish, that you bring it in an insulated container or bring it up after school. We will not have an efficient way to reheat items so please plan accordingly. The BAOC is providing plates, silverware, ham, and turkey, so we appreciate any drinks, savory snacks, desserts, store-bought items, or homemade food that you’d like to contribute!

2) RSVP (yes/no) here! 

WHEN - Nov. 15, 5:30-8:30pm

WHERE - Berkner Orchestra Hall/Senior Way Area

WHAT - Activities, potluck, fun!

Irving HS will host the 2023 TMEA All-Region Auditions for Region 20. Students and directors from all over Richardson, Dallas and Irving ISD will be in attendance. 

LVBO Concert, Philharmonic, and Symphony students will prepare the region audition music packet in class with their director, private lesson teacher, and guest clinicians. Directors will help students select the appropriate level of material as there are multiple region orchestras. Individual audition times will be posted a week before auditions.

Join us in the Berkner HS Auditorium for our first concert of the year! All family, friends, and community members welcome.

2023 Fall Program

Student Details

Come and Go - REQUIRED FOR ALL BERKNER ORCHESTRA MEMBERS!

Suggested Times: 9th & 10th 8-9PM, 12th & 11th 6-8PM (Scroll for Volunteer Form)

Join us for this come and go event to get your student set up for success. In a hurry? Complete forms digitally linked below or emailed via Adobe ESign and make payments through Presto-Assistant.com BEFORE registration. Please be patient as we wait for all forms to be made available through the Fine Arts Office and for your Presto Fees to be updated - expect access to Adobe/Presto by Friday, Aug.4th.

Students need to attend in person to be fitted for their uniform, sign paperwork, return/check out their school instrument (if applicable), and enjoy social time with peers! Snow Cones w/officers after you walk through Registration!

Parents need to attend in person to sign paperwork (which can be completed at home beforehand), pay program fees (and optional trip fees), order Spirit Wear, sign up to volunteer in a small, medium, or large capacity with our booster club.

Volunteer for Registration Here

Join us at the Richardson PDC Auditorium for our annual End of Year Banquet Celebration! Seniors attend free. Tickets for Orchestra Members, Family, and Plus One’s are available for $15 each. See Director for ticket purchase information between May 8-12th.

• Dinner

• Director Awards

• Senior Superlatives

• Photo Booth

• Year-in-Review Slideshow

• Dancing

Richardson Chamber Music Festival

All Berkner Students will participate in this event that boosts individual musicianship skills that are not possible in a typical orchestra ensemble setting. As a soloist or part of an ensemble. Their entry fee is covered in their program fees, but accompanist for solos typically cost $50 (2 rehearsals during their class time, and the performance date). Honors Orchestra students are required to prepare a solo. Private Lesson teachers and/or directors can help find a level appropriate solo for students upon request.

Extra morning times have been requested to accommodate Seniors attending Prom that evening. This conflict has occurred before and has worked efficiently. Please plan prep-appointments accordingly.

Required for Disney Trip Students and their Parent. Only one guardian need attend.

Berkner High School Auditorium

We will cover itinerary, packing needs, safety expectations, etc.

Apollo and Liberty Varsity Orchestra join the Berkner Symphony Orchestra + LVBO Council Members in a collaboration effort for the Winter Cluster Concert!

5-6PM: Rehearse Themes from the Nutcracker

6-6:45PM: Group Dinner

7th-12th Grade Orchestra students across RISD will enjoy a concert and Q&A experience from the Richardson Symphony Orchestra and guest artist Nicholas Canellakis (cello) who will perform the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 with the orchestra.

https://www.nicholascanellakis.com/biography