Award-winning String program of Bishop Carroll!
Dec 13, 2021 12:00 PM
Bishop Carroll Virtuosi Strings
Award-winning String program of Bishop Carroll!
Meeting will open for entry at 11:30 AM MDT and begin at 12:00 PM MDT.
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Virtuosi Strings
“Virtuosi” (plural of virtuoso) is Italian for a person highly skilled in a musical or artistic pursuit.
Key info:
- Ensembles are comprised of the orchestral strings: violin, viola, cello and double bass
- String ensembles rehearse 3 hours per week during the school day
- School instruments are available to rent
- Auditions for students with experience playing their instrument take place in early September
- All ensembles participate in the Christmas and Spring concerts, as well as our annual “String Fling” in February
- Clinicians from the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Mount Royal University Conservatory faculty work with our string students
- Earn up to 30 high school credits by taking Strings!