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.