String Fling
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.
UIL Send-Off Concert
Apollo and Liberty Junior High and BHS Concert, Philharmonic, and Symphony musicians will participate.
TMEA - Director Professional Development
All BHS Area directors will attend the annual Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, TX. This event helps directors build their skills, find new vendors, and discover new techniques to bring back to the classroom to directly impact students growth.
Student-lead small ensembles and sectionals will have a UIL building agenda during their class time.
UIL Concert
Location and specific concert times TBD until finalized by the Region Chair and Contest Host. Please join us for our official assessment concert. We need your support!
Concert, Philharmonic, and Symphony musicians will participate.
BHS Fine Arts Corpus Christi Trip
Berkner Fine Art Department Trip
April 11-14th 2025
Port Royal Ocean Resort, Port Aransas Texas
Students will take charter buses down to the Corpus Christi area to perform a concert for the community, stay three nights on the coast for beach/pool time, visit local attractions for games and dinner, grocery/souvenir shop and stay in condos with six of their Fine Arts friends. Parents, please review the following agreement if your student is interested in joining us! To secure your trip spot:
1) all orchestra/instrument fees must be paid
2) the trip agreement signed by a parent (See parent only email for an optional Adobe E Sign document.)
3) $100 deposit submitted by October 24th.
4) program paperwork (LVBO Required Forms and Medical/Travel Form) are signed online
This is a completely optional event. I recommend each student attend at least once during their high school career. This in-state trip is an annual event (location may change), with the exception of our out-of-state trip (i.e. Universal Studios, New York, etc.) which will happen every four years (next: 26-27 school year) due to their higher expense.
Berkner Area Chamber Music Festival
BLC Area Solo and Ensemble Performances
Hosted at Berkner HS - Individual Times TBD
All-Region Clinic & Concert
Rockwall will host the TMEA All-Region Clinic and Concert for Region 20. Students and directors from all over Garland, Rockwall, and Mesquite will attend. The Fine Arts Department is working on bus transportation for this event for LVBO students who have been selected via October Auditions.
Winter Cluster Concert
Join us in the Berkner HS Auditorium for our holiday concert! All family, friends, and community members welcome.
Berkner Area Orchestra Club Meeting
All Liberty, Apollo, and L.V. Berkner Orchestra Parents and Family are welcome! Join us for a short meeting to organize events and volunteers that benefit all Orchestra Students.
President - Kristen Streater
Treasurer - Lindsay Shuttlesworth
Hospitality - Lupita Villarreal
Fundraising - Sharon Harris
Friendsgiving
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 via Schoology Link
WHEN - Nov. 21 5:30-8:00PM
WHERE - Berkner Orchestra Hall/Senior Way Area
WHAT - Activities, potluck, fun!
Berkner Area Orchestra Club Meeting
All Liberty, Apollo, and L.V. Berkner Orchestra Parents and Family are welcome! Join us for a short meeting to organize events and volunteers that benefit all Orchestra Students.
President - Kristen Streater
Treasurer - Lindsay Shuttlesworth
Hospitality - Lupita Villarreal
Fundraising - Sharon Harris
BLC Area Orchestra Bigs & Littles Social
7th-12th Grade Mentor Social
Details TBD by our L.V.B. Orchestra Council
Red Wagon Parade - Homecoming Pep Rally
Orchestra will be decorating a Red Wagon for the Homecoming Pep Rally Parade!
All-Region Auditions
Poteet HS will host the 2023 TMEA All-Region Auditions for Region 20. Students and directors from all over Garland, Rockwall, and Mesquite will attend. The Fine Arts Department is working on bus transportation for this event.
LVBO Symphony students will prepare the region audition music packet in class with their director, private lesson teacher, and guest clinicians. Directors will help students in Concert and Philharmonic Orchestras with material to grow individual musicianship to the HS Region Level. Individual audition times will be posted a week before auditions.
Fall Concert
Join us in the Berkner HS Auditorium for our first concert of the year! All family, friends, and community members welcome.
2024 Fall Program
Student Details
Berkner Area Orchestra Club Meeting
All Liberty, Apollo, and L.V. Berkner Orchestra Parents and Family are welcome! Join us for a short meeting to organize events and volunteers that benefit all Orchestra Students.
President - Kristen Streater
Treasurer - Lindsay Shuttlesworth
Hospitality - Lupita Villarreal
Fundraising - Sharon Harris
Senior Photoshoot
Calling Orchestra Seniors - Mark Your Calendars
NEW DATE! Thursday, September 26th 5-6pm @BHS
This will be our first annual photoshoot - group and headshots - of our Orchestra Seniors for a publicity program poster. After school you will dress out in your Orchestra Concert Uniforms and uncase your instruments (no bows). On-Campus Photo location TBD. Feel free to send us your backdrop ideas. Thank you to Art Instructor - Katie Outlaw - for helping us make this a reality!
*Please note that to participate your MUST have accepted/sign the Publication Permission digital form as part of your LVBO Required Forms emails sent through Adobe E Sign. This poster will be published digitally and posted throughout the school and at local community businesses.
Registration & SOCIAL
Come and Go - REQUIRED FOR ALL BERKNER ORCHESTRA MEMBERS!
Suggested Times: 9th & 10th 7-8PM, 12th & 11th 6-7PM (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 Monday, August 5th.
Students need to attend in person to be fitted for their uniform (freshman/new student only), sign paperwork, return/check out their school instrument (if applicable), and enjoy social time with peers!
Parent participation can be completed all digitally (e-sign forms and program fee payment - cash/check also accepted). All forms will be completed online - with the exception of RISD instrument rental. In person, parents can purchase Spirit Wear and sign up to volunteer in a small, medium, or large capacity with our booster club.
Volunteer for Registration Here
Spring Pops Concert
Join us for our final concert of the year! Bring the whole neighborhood!
All Berkner Orchestra will participate. This concert will showcase our cumulative student talents through pop music. Performance times are approximate - please arrive early.
7:00PM Chamber/Concert Orchestra
7:15PM Concert Orchestra
7:30PM Philharmonic Orchestra
7:45 Cello Choir & Symphony Orchestra
Senior Feature (Presentation of Graduation Cords, Audience Member Flower Honor Recognition, Candle Ceremony and Picture Opportunity, Senior Baby/Current Photo Slideshow)
Villarreal Heart and Soul Scholarship 2024 Presentation
LVB Orchestra Banquet
Students and Family! It's time to celebrate the many accomplishments of our orchestra students. Please join us for this fabulous event that will include Director Awards, Superlatives, Senior Confessions, Recap Slideshow, Music/Dancing, a Photobooth (pics sent via text), and Buca di Beppo catering! Theme: Ballroom Garden Party - Midsummer Nights Dream meets Bridgerton
Date: Saturday, May 4th
Time: 6-9 PM
Location: RISD Professional Development Center (PDC) Auditorium 701 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson, TX 75080
Dress: Semi-Formal/Formal
Price: Non-Seniors, Family, Friends $15 per person; Orchestra Seniors $0 (FREE!!)
R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, April 30th (Google Form + Payment)
To ensure the number of tables and amount of food there will be no late additions. Don't miss out!
Cash or Check to BAOC - Online Payments may be requested on this form. Director will add a fee in Presto.
kaitlin.teske@risd.org or toby.jones@risd.org
Richardson Chamber Music Festival
Solo and Ensemble Performances
Hosted at Berkner HS - Individual Times TBD
UIL Concert
Location and specific concert times TBD until finalized by the Region Chair and Contest Host. Please join us for our official assessment concert. We need your support!
Concert, Philharmonic, and Symphony musicians will participate.
Junior High UIL Send-off Concert
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.
Last UIL Rehearsal
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.
UIL Send-Off 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.
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
String Fling
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.
TMEA - Director Professional Development
All BHS Area directors will attend the annual Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, TX. This event helps directors build their skills, find new vendors, and discover new techniques to bring back to the classroom to directly impact students growth.
Student-lead small ensembles and sectionals will have a UIL building agenda during their class time.
Ruth Kurtis Clinic - Symphony/Philharmonic
Symphony 8-10:30AM
Philharmonic 10:30-12:30PM
Symphony and Philharmonic Clinician Day
Guest Clinician - Kyle Davis (Houston) @ Berkner HS
Symphony 8:30AM-10:30AM
Philharmonic 10:30AM -12:30PM
Holiday Party
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!
Winter Cluster Concert
Join us in the Berkner HS Auditorium for our holiday concert! All family, friends, and community members welcome.
Region Clinic and Concert
TBD after Fall Region Meeting - Berkner HS is a potential host for the 2023 All-Region Clinic and Concert.
Students audition in October to participate in either Philharmonic Orchestra (7th-10th Grade) or Honors Orchestra (9th-12th Grade, All-State Track).
Students may also volunteer to help run the event for service hours!