Lassiter Chamber Orchestra
The Lassiter Chamber Orchestra is Lassiter's
most advanced string ensemble. They have received numerous awards
and have been invited to many prestigious venues. The Chamber
Orchestra performs approximately 10 performances per year. They
rehearse weekly after school and meet in section rehearsals before
school. Members of the orchestra perform in the GMEA All-State
Orchestras, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Emory Youth Symphony
Orchestra, and many area youth organizations.
Lassiter String Ensemble
The String Ensemble is comprised of 2
orchestra classes (String Ensemble I, String Ensemble II). They
combine in after school rehearsals prior to performances. Both
orchestras require an audition. The String Ensemble has received
superior ratings at the yearly GMEA Performance Evaluation since
1999. In 2007 they placed as 5th Runner up in the National Orchestra
Cup, and received the Gold Award at the Heritage Festival at
University
of South Florida in 2008.
Lassiter Symphony
The Lassiter Symphony is comprised of 98 of
Lassiter's most advanced instrumentalists from the Lassiter Band and
Lassiter Orchestra Programs. The Lassiter Symphony has been selected
to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Conference (2003, 2006)
and the Midwest Clinic (2001). Repertoire performed includes Mozart
Symphony No. 25, Rimsky-Korsakov's Cappricio Espagnol, Chadwick's
Symphonic Sketches, Shostakovich Finale to Symphony No.
5 among
others. Each year the Lassiter Symphony presents the "Night at the
Movies!" featuring film clips and performing original scores from
blockbuster hits.
Lassiter Small Ensembles
Small ensembles are highly encouraged at Lassiter. The Lassiter
String Quartet has performed at the Governor's
Mansion,
Georgia Republican Convention, and many community events. Other
performing ensembles are: the Lassiter Cello Ensemble, and the newly
formed Lassiter Rock Ensemble, combining strings and rhythm section.
As part of an effort to encourage music fellowship, Lassiter formed
a chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society in 2004. Tri-M holds
weekly meetings and performs a recital in the spring as a fundraiser
for the Scottish-Rite
Children's Hospital (raising over
$1,000 last spring!).
