Do you play a string instrument – or want to learn to play one? Or maybe you play brass, or a woodwind, or timpani or percussion, but you want to go beyond jazz and rock and play, or explore, Classical music? Then Tech’s Orchestra is for you!
All levels and all grades are welcome in Tech’s Orchestra. You’ll have the chance to perform at Tech’s Winter and Spring Concerts and at the wonderful OUSD Orchestra Festival, where you’ll meet and play with musicians from schools throughout the city.
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Do you play a string instrument – or want to learn to play one? Or maybe you play brass, or a woodwind, or timpani or percussion, but you want to go beyond jazz and rock and play, or explore, Classical music? Then Tech’s Orchestra is for you!
All levels and all grades are welcome in Tech’s Orchestra. You’ll have the chance to perform at Tech’s Winter and Spring Concerts and at the wonderful OUSD Orchestra Festival, where you’ll meet and play with musicians from schools throughout the city.
The Orchestra Spring Concert will take place on May 24, 7:00 p.m. in the beautiful Tech auditorium.
Read the rest >>On October 30, the Tech Music Department will present the Orchestra. This is your chance to hear the violins, cellos, string basses, flutes, brass – the whole orchestra – in a concert all by itself!
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On May 3 and 4, 2013, for the third year in a row, Tech’s Orchestra will be performing at Great America’s Music in the Parks.
Music in the Parks brings together school groups from around the Bay Area at a grand performance, followed by an award ceremony at Great America. Tech’s Orchestra is pleased and proud to have been awarded the first place trophy for High School Full Orchestra two years running, in 2011 and 2012!
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Don’t miss the Jazz Band and Orchestra Concert, May 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Read the rest >>Three Tech musicians performed at the Paramount Theater with the Oakland East Bay Symphony.
Read the rest >>The annual OUSD Orchestra Festival will be held at Roosevelt Middle School on Thursday, March 8th at 6:30 p.m. Please note the change of venue!
Read the rest >>Don’t miss the Music Winter Concert December 1!
Read the rest >>Tech’s award-winning jazz band and orchestra will perform their final concert of the year on June 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Read the rest >>Several Tech musicians played side by side with the Oakland East Bay Symphony in the fabulous Paramount Theater.
Read the rest >>Hear Tech’s Orchestra play at Music in the Parks at California’s Great America in Santa Clara on May 7.
Read the rest >>Come see Tech’s Spring play, Blues for an Alabama Sky, May 25-27.
Read the rest >>Don’t miss Tech’s winter music concert! Come hear the orchestra, jazz band and chorus in what’s always a highlight of the performing arts calendar!
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Mark your calendars for March 10, 2011 for the OUSD Orchestra Festival at Roosevelt Middle School! You won’t want to miss this event featuring orchestral music by student musicians from all over the District, including of course our own Tech orchestra under the direction of our own David Byrd!
Read the rest >>Jazz, orchestra, song … It’s always a great evening at the final concert for the music department. Come hear all of Tech’s talented music students: orchestra, jazz ensembles, instrumental soloists, and the Opera Piccola chorus.
When: June 3, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Tech Auditorium, 42nd Street at Broadway
Bring your friends! Tell the community!
Tech’s Orchestra performed at the March 11, 2010 OUSD Orchestra Festival, where a spontaneous and lovely collaboration occurred.
At the Festival, the Skyline and Oakland Tech High School orchestras realized they’d prepared the same song for the
OUSD Orchestra Festival – Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saens – so without any advance preparation, they played it together! What a thrilling and beautiful big sound from the spontaneously formed SkyTech/OakLine orchestra!
As if that weren’t enough, the 11 participating middle and high school orchestras (including students from “failing” school Elmhurst Community Prep) performed the last two numbers together as the OUSD Combined Orchestra,Ã��Ã�¢Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã��Ã�¦ Read the rest
Read the rest >>Tech’s Orchestra performed in the CMEA orchestral festival on May 7 at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord. The orchestra received very high grades, and was warmly received, as everyone was very enthusiastic that there we have a full and growing music program back at Tech!
Read the rest >>Tech’s Orchestra performed at the March 11, 2010 OUSD Orchestra Festival, where a spontaneous and lovely collaboration occurred.
Read the rest >>Please join us for the 2009 Winter Concert in the Oakland Tech Auditorium, presented by the Oakland Tech Music Department. Performing will be:
