Welcome! We are the premier high school orchestra in the city of Lynchburg, VA.

The E.C. Glass Orchestra has received "Superior" scores for the past four consecutive years at the annual District VI Festival Competition, enabling E.C.Glass High School to be designated a Blue Ribbon School for Music in 2008 and 2010. Our students represent E.C. Glass High School at Jr. and Sr. Regional Orchestra and All-State Orchestra every year, and have held the concertmaster position at Sr. Regionals in 2009 and at All-State Orchestra in 2006.

In the fall of 2009, the E.C. Glass Orchestra was invited to perform at the VMEA Conference held at the Homestead Resort. We were the only high school orchestra performing at the state conference that year.

In 2008, our orchestra competed at Disney World in Orlando, receiving first place in the orchestra division and the "Silver Mickey" award for second place out of all band and orchestra ensembles performing, earning "Superiors" from every judge.

In the spring of 2010, the orchestra traveled to New York City, where they attended "Wicked", "Billy Elliott", and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Students also visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Tenement Museum.

OUR MISSION - Students in the E.C.Glass Orchestra Program will decipher music notation, develop physical mastery of the instrument, listen sensitively to phrasing and expression, and become life-long self-teachers. In addition to musical training, students will experience the benefits and responsibilities of teamwork - by being part of a talented, successful, and fun team.



Sunday, January 23, 2011

Jr. Regional Orchestra 2011 Results Are In!

Congratulations to our Glass ninth graders who auditioned and were selected for the 2011 Jr. Regional Orchestra! All ten of our auditioning 9th graders qualified for the event, which will be held on March 25 & 26, here in Lynchburg at Dunbar Middle School. Rebekah Barrow, Jessica Payne, Alex Minnick, Mattie Sullivan, and Courtney Cox will play violin in the advanced orchestra. Performing viola and cello in the advanced orchestra will be Sam Fedeler and Samer El Abd. Olivia Davis will be principal second violin of the intermediate orchestra. Performing viola and cello in the intermediate orchestra will be Sara Natour and Casey Driskill. Congratulations again to these dedicated students. We look forward to hearing your concert this spring!
Click on the link to see an entire list of JRO participants.

Monday, August 23, 2010

News for 2010-2011

  • Senior Regional Orchestra auditions will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 8:00am-2:00pm at Charlottesville High School.

  • Lynchburg will host Jr. Regional Orchestra at Dunbar Middle School on Friday and Saturday, March 25 & 26, 2011.

Monday, January 18, 2010

2010 SW Virginia Jr. Regional Orchestra Audition results!

Congratulations to our Glass ninth graders who auditioned and were selected for the 2010 Jr. Regional Orchestra! Lindsay Riordan will be principal second violin of the advanced orchestra. Liza Pittard will be assistant principal violist of the advanced orchestra. Katherine Coates was also selected to the advanced orchestra. Sadie Natour, Brandon Coffer, and Matt Pittard will perform in the intermediate orchestra. Dean Flores will serve as alternate violin. Congratulations again to these dedicated students. We look forward to hearing your concert on March 27th at Peter Muhlenburg Middle School in Woodstock, Virginia!

Sunday, November 29, 2009

VMEA Conference November 19th!

The E. C. Glass Orchestra performed for the Virginia Music Educators' Association Conference on November 19th, 2009, at 12:15 pm in the Grand Ballroom at the Homestead Resort, in Hot Springs, Virginia. Congratulations to our outstanding musicians for this honor!
Afterwards the students enjoyed pizza at Cucci's in Covington, VA.

Monday, November 2, 2009

The E.C. Glass Orchestra

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

South Central Senior Regional Results!

CHECK OUT THE SRO LINK ABOVE.
Congratulations to these students who excelled at SRO auditions on Saturday, September 26! Students from Richmond, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Roanoke came to Charlottesville High School to perform scales, etudes, excerpts, and sightreading. The combined scores ended with these results -
Sarah Catherine Straw is concertmaster, coming in first out of 95 violins! A big hurrah for Sarah Catherine!! E. C. Glass will also be represented by Anneli Givens playing first violin, Greg Childress and John Petrey on viola, Will Light on cello, and Adam Fabirkiewicz on bass. The competition was intense and congratulations go out to all of those students who tried out! Go Hilltopper Strings!
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