String Group Performance

The Strings program at Bishop Carroll High School is an award-winning music initiative offering four orchestral string ensembles (violin, viola, cello, double bass), designed to span from beginner to pre-professional levels:

• Ensemble Eruditio (Beginner Strings)
• Ensemble Intermezzo (Intermediate)
• Cantabile Strings (Advanced/flowing style)
• Virtuosi Strings (High-level, highly skilled)

Key highlights of the program include:

• Rehearsals occur three hours per week during the school day.
• School instruments are available to rent.
• Students with prior experience may audition in early September for placement in the higher-level ensembles.
• All ensembles participate in several major concerts each year, including Christmas and Spring concerts, and the annual “String Fling” in February.
• The program is enriched by visits from clinicians affiliated with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mount Royal University Conservatory.
• Remarkably, students can earn up to 30 high-school credits through participation in this Strings program.