EHS ORCHESTRA
EDWARDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA
“The Edwardsville High School Orchestra takes pride in creating a unified community dedicated to achieving excellence, inspiring a passion for music, and enriching our community."
Victoria Voumard, Director
The Edwardsville Orchestra program
has nearly 600 students in grades 4-12 led by a team of outstanding string faculty. The high school program features three performance based ensembles, Concert Orchestra 1, Concert Orchestra 2, and Symphonic Orchestra
The Edwardsville School District Orchestra Program is a place where student learning thrives and provides a welcoming environment for all. We believe that this is because of the incredible students that participate in orchestra, the phenomenal staff who believe that relationships with students are key to optimal learning, and more importantly, the incredible support of our families. Research shows music education helps students stay engaged in school and gain social-emotional skills like perseverance and teamwork.
E V E N T S
OCT
8
Fall Orchestra Concert
Thursday, October 8, 2026
7pm Concert
EHS Auditorium
OCT
16
Friday, October 16, 2026
Fall Festival for Performing Arts 8th graders
Vertical alignment collaboration with EHS Band, Choir, Orchestra and Drama classes.
3rd, 4th and 5th hours
NEWS & EVENTS
Edwardsville Orchestra Boosters website
BECOME AN EOB VIP! (click)
D7 Orchestra VIP Donors 2025-2026
District 7 Performing Arts Calendar Link
EHS Fine & Performing Arts Slideshow
D7 Orchestra enrollment trend data
2026-2027 EHS Orchestra Handbook
Click to join Voumard's Orchestra Virtual Teams meeting
DEC 2
Performing Arts Holiday Festival Concert
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2026
5pm Rehearsal
7pm Concert
EHS Gymnasium
FEB 11
Winter Orchestra Concert
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2027
5pm Rehearsal
7pm Concert
EHS Auditorium
FEB
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Illinois State University
Invitational Orchestra Festival, Normal, IL
All Day
MAR 6
Solo & Ensemble
Saturday, March 6, 2027
Alton High School
All Day
EHS Orchestra Trip to Orlando Jun 2-6
Click to view Orlando Workshop Video
ILMEA D6 Senior Orchestra Info
All-District Festival - Saturday, November 21, 2026 at SIU Carbondale
1263 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901
Conductor, Logan Campbell
ILMEA Orchestra Audition Process (click)
ILMEA Student Audition & Festival Timeline (click)
September 9 - Excerpt Release - Specific audition excerpt and scales are posted to www.ilmea.org
Monday, September 27 - ILMEA All-District Audition recordings due to Mrs. Voumard *Required for MPS Honors Students
Audition Recording and Sharing Instructions (click)
All audition video recordings must be submitted as an unlisted youtube link. Youtube "short" links will not be accepted.
Senior Orchestra audition materials:
1. State Excerpt - Brahms - 2026:
Brahms Set (click for sheet music)
(*violas - no repeats)
2. Two Senior-Level Scales TBD
Click HERE for the Orchestra Scale Sheets
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C, G, D, A, E, F, and Bb Major
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c and g melodic minor
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Violin-Viola-Cello: Three Octaves
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String Bass: Two Octaves
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Quarter Note = 120
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Detached Bowing
3. One excerpt from Overture to Candide
The Candide audition excerpt will be announced Sept. 9
Senior Orchestra Concert Program:
Overture to Candide, Leonard Bernstein (click to listen)
Violin 1 and Violin 2 parts w excerpts marked
Candide viola part w excerpts marked
*Candide viola part misprint - m. 64 should be in cut time
Candide cello part w excerpts marked
Candide bass part with excerpts marked
Prelude from the 49th Parallel, Ralph Vaughan Williams (click to listen)
The Bamboula, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (click to listen)
Bamboula string parts (click)
ILMEA Senior Orchestra Practice Tools:
Screencasts:
Violin - Brahms state excerpt (click)
Viola - Brahms state excerpt (click)
Cello - Brahms state excerpt (click)
Bass - Brahms state excerpt (click)
ILMEA Video of scales - quarter note = 120
ILMEA Senior Orchestra Scale Sheets w fingerings:
ILMEA Violin Senior Orchestra Scale Sheet
ILMEA Viola Senior Orchestra Scale Sheet
ILMEA Cello Senior Orchestra Scale Sheet
ILMEA Bass Senior Orchestra Scale Sheet
Videos of past EHS Orchestra Concerts:
Thursday, April 30, 2026 Spring Orchestra Concert
Orchestra Concert Program (click)
Tiger Town Consortium Saturday, March 21, 2026 EHS Gymnasium
Illinois State University Orchestra Invitational Festival on Friday, Feb 27, 2026 *All-Day*
Click to view performances:
Concert Orchestra Performance at ISU
Symphonic Orchestra Performance at ISU
Winter Orchestra Concert, Thursday, Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12 Concert Program (click)
December 3 Concert Program (click)
Click to watch the Dec 3, 2025 concert livestream
Fall Concert 2025 Livestream Link
EHS Spring Orchestra Concert
April 29, 2025 at 7pm
Click to view the Spring Concert Livestream
Click to view the Tiger Town Concert 2025 Livestream
February 13, 2025 Winter Orchestra Concert at 7pm
Edwardsville HS Auditorium
Performing Arts Winter Holiday Concert 2024 Livestream (click to view)
EHS Fall Orchestra Concert Oct 1, 2024 Livestream link (click)
EHS Fall Choir livestream Oct 3, 2024
May 2, 2024 Spring Concert Livestream link (click to view)
April 13, 2024 TTC Concert livestream link
click for Ode to Joy string parts
February 13, 2024 Concert livestream link
December 6, 2023 Concert livestream link
October 3, 2023 Concert livestream link
TTC March 18, 2023
https://youtube.com/live/spOlIer0nY4?feature=share
May 2, 2023
https://youtube.com/live/idexBTL4Baw?feature=share
October 6, 2022
December 7, 2022
February 16, 2023
https://youtube.com/live/W5XXaF4j28Y?feature=share
ISU
October 3, 2023
https://youtube.com/live/U_znZi8vAqU
MAR 20
Tiger Town Consortium
Saturday, March 20, 2027
7pm Concert
EHS Gymnasium
2pm Rehearsal
(Pizza Dinner Provided)
APR 28
Spring Orchestra Concert
Thursday, April 28, 2027
5pm Rehearsal
7pm Concert
EHS Auditorium
MAY
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Edwardsville Symphony Side-by-Side
Edwardsville City Park
Outdoor stage by the library
(selected participants)
JUN
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