4th grade - 9th grade, Middle School String Orchestra

The String Orchestra is our introductory orchestra allowing young string players to learn to play in an orchestral ensemble with students of a similar age. Students experience fun and challenging repertoire while supported by coaches who play alongside them in the orchestra. This group may be split into two groups (Sinfonia and Sinfonietta) by skill level if we have enough interested students.

Meets Fridays 5:15-6:45pm (Call time 5:00pm)
Location: Pioneer Middle School, 2700 Pioneer Rd, Tustin, CA 92782
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Ensemble Director, Holly Fischer

Holly Fischer has been a music teacher and advocate of music education for over ten years.  She has taught bands and orchestras in Connecticut and Southern California, helping to create and conduct the Connecticut All State Elementary Honors Orchestra which still continues annually.  She also worked with an El Sistema program in Tarija, Bolivia, and a music school in Cochabamba, Bolivia.  She has strived to create inclusive and strong programs that cater to the many needs of her students.  She currently teaches in the Long Beach Unified School District at Hamilton Middle School. Ms. Fischer spent two summers in Kabul, Afghanistan working with students at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. There she taught cello, bass, beginning strings and chamber music lessons.  She also helped to record a professional CD with the Ensemble Zohra, the first all girls orchestra in Afghanistan.  Their album, Rosegarden of Light which featured students from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music as well as the ensemble Cuatro Puntos was performed in multiple cities and countries and highlighted folk music from Afghanistan. As a performer, Ms Fischer has played double bass with ensembles across Southern California, as well as the East Coast, South America and Europe. ​