Stratford Orchestra Places 5th in TMEA State Honor Orchestra Competition 
The Stratford High School Orchestra placed 5th in the State at the Texas Music Educators Association Honor Orchestra Competition this past weekend in Austin. Twenty eight schools from around the state submitted recordings of their fall concerts and six were selected to advance to the second round. Stratford advanced to the second round and placed fifth overall, making it the highest ranking orchestra in the Houston metropolitan area. The Stratford Orchestra has also been selected to perform as part of the National Band and Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 22, 2008.
The next concert of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra will be on Thursday, December 6 at the Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church at Katy Freeway and Wirt road at 7:30pm. The Stratford Symphony will be performing Schubert's Mass in G with the SHS choir under the direction of Peter Steinmetz. Also featured will be student Concerto Competition soloists Sujin Yoon and Andrew Waddell.
The next concert of the Stratford Junior Varsity Orchestras will be Tuesday, October 23 at 6:30pm in the Stratford auditorium. Guest artists include the Spring Forest Middle School Orchestra under the direction of Mr Kareem Goode and the internationally know fiddle ensemble Barrage from Canada. The SHS Orchestra Booster Club will also sponsor a Free Dessert Party and Silent Auction from 6-7:30pm in the school's Cafeteria/Snack Bar area. Proceeds will benefit the SHS Orchestra Carnegie Hall performance/tour.
For more information about the Stratford High School Orchestras contact directors Michael Fahey or Kate Moore at 281-560-7550.