​Debut Strings

Debut Strings provides students the opportunity to study and refine fundamental string skills within an ensemble setting. This is Mira Mesa High School's entry level orchestra. Performances, rehearsals, and other musical obligations will occur outside the academic day and are an integral component of this course.

Prerequisite: No formal prerequisite is required, although students new to the Mira Mesa Orchestra program may elect to enroll in this course.

• Meets "A - G" Requirement
• Open to students in grades 9 - 12

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
American Author & Poet

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Orchestra Council 2016 - 2017

• President - Christina Hilley
• Vice President - Elizabeth Gonzalez
• Secretary - Kendrake Tsui
• Treasurer - Jolyne Duong
• Historian - Angela Molina
• Symphony Representative - Jeric Baga
• Concert Representative - Kimberly Obdianela
• Middle School Outreach - Amy Songvilay
• Librarian - Katie Lim

Links of Use

• Forms & Documents
• Musicians Only
• Honor Orchestras (SDUSD, All-Southern, All-State)
• Web Links (Practice Resources & More)

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Previous Selections

• Burst! (Brian Balmages)
• Dragonhunter (Richard Meyer)
• Enter the Heroes (Elliot Del Borgo)
• Fiddle Faddle Hoedown (Thom Sharp)
• Fiddles on Fire (Mark Williams)
• First Christmas March (arr. O'Reilly)
• Honor and Glory (Soon Hee Newbold)
• Hunters' Chorus, from Der Freischutz (Carl Maria von Weber, arr. Meyer)
• Into the Sky (Brian Balmages)
• Jingle Bells (Traditional)
• Jazzy Old St. Nick (arr. Douglas Wagner)
• March of the Metro Gnome (Fred Hubbell)
• March to the Basement (Darrell Murray)
• Missouri Morning (Thom Sharp)
• Petite Tango (C.B. Krichbaum) (Video Link)
• Rose Canon (Traditional)
• Sahara Crossing (Richard Meyer)
• Sourwood Mountain (Traditional, arr. Phillips)
• Two Winter Sketches (Brian Balmages)