Rehearsal Schedule
Rehearsals are scheduled for 7:00 to 9:00 pm every Wednesday (unless it falls on a holiday or is canceled due to inclement weather) Arrive early – downbeat is at 7pm!
Location: Harvest Baptist Church, 7493 Old Mill Trail, Boulder
For the safety and health of all of our musicians, please skip rehearsal if you are feeling ill, have a cough, have fever or chills, or believe you may have been in contact to someone with these symptoms. If you are sick, we hope you feel better soon and we’ll see you at the next rehearsal.
Summer Concert:
August 9 – Music of John Williams
Sheet Music
Rehearsal & Concert Schedule
Wednesday 8/6: Rehearsal #11
Harvest Baptist Church
Friday, 8/8: Dress Rehearsal (#12), 7:00 PM
Mountain View United Methodist Church
355 Ponca Place, Boulder
The doors will be open at 5:30pm. Since this is a new venue for us it would be helpful if at least one person from each section could be there to assist with chair placement. Everyone will need to bring their own stand and stand light if desired. At the end of the Dress Rehearsal we will be able to leave everything in place for the Concert.
Saturday, 8/9: Concert, 4:00 PM
Mountain View United Methodist Church
355 Ponca Place, Boulder
Parking: Since parking is limited we are requesting that all FCO musicians try to find a spot on the street the day of the concert so that our guests can use the parking lot behind the Church. Feel free to use the parking lot for the Dress Rehearsal.
Concert Dress: Arturo is encouraging everyone to dress in “festive” attire or movie
costume relating to the pieces we are playing.
The doors will be open at 2:30pm. When you arrive, please place your instrument cases and personal belongings in the designated “Green Room”. At the end of the performance please plan to help return your chair to its “assigned” spot so that we leave the Sanctuary ready for Sunday services.
We will hold our post-concert reception in the Lobby area just outside
the Sanctuary so please plan to bring a dozen cookies or brownies for our
friends and families to enjoy.
Post Concert Get Together
BJ’s Restaurant
1690 28th Street, Boulder, CO 80301
We have secured a 6pm reservation – Everyone is welcome!!
Save the Dates for 25/26
October 11, 2025 – Fall Concert
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, Katie Hughes on piano
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
December 13, 2025 – Holiday Concert
Repertoire TBD
February 28, 2026 – Spring Concert
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, overture
Schumann – Symphony No. 3
Student soloists TBD
May 9, 2026 – Season Finale
Bruch – Violin Concerto, Misty Green on violin
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6
Bernstein – West Side Story Overture
Member Participation
For Each Concert Cycle
- Source and bring (print or electronic copy) their own music from the FCO website For Musicians Page.
- Pay the recommended $50 dues donation (to the extent they feel they can) at the beginning of each concert cycle in which they are participating. Musicians at pre-college level are exempt from dues.
- Provide FCO with their full name, email, and daytime phone number so that we can add your information to the member roster and email distribution list.
- Respond to the concert commitment survey regarding their commitment to perform (or not perform) a particular concert, within the first week of the concert cycle.
- Communicate to their section contact their commitment to performing (or not performing) a particular concert, within the first week of a rehearsal cycle. The strings will be provided with a seating chart prior to the first rehearsal. The Concertmaster will coordinate this. The Concertmaster will also provide bowings to the string players.
At Rehearsals
- All players may help set up chairs prior to rehearsal and everyone is responsible for moving their own chair back at the end of rehearsal.
- Show up in a timely manner, warmed up and ready to play at 7:00pm.
- Bring their own stands.
- Coordinate with their section contacts regarding covering their parts during absences, and regarding last-minute communications (e.g. cancellations due to weather).
As Orchestra Members
- Within understandable family and work constraints we request that all players try not to miss more than 2 rehearsals per concert cycle.
- Members are encouraged to contribute additional financial donations if they are able, as FCO relies on member donations to fund its ongoing expenses.
- Participate in the King Soopers card program to the benefit of FCO.
- Consider volunteering for a committee or joining the Board, since we rely on many volunteers to keep our orchestra running smoothly.
See the Players Handbook for complete orchestra policies.
Instructions for Printing Music from IMSLP
- Follow the link provided
- Scroll down to the heading “Sheet Music”
- Click the “Parts” tab under “Sheet Music” (or it may say something like “Arrangements and Transcriptions”)
- The first section might say something like “Flute 1 2” followed by “13 More”. Click on “More” and scroll down to your part
- This will take you to a page that asks to to acknowledge that the music is in the public domain. Click on “I accept this disclaimer, continue to download file” link
- This will take you to a countdown page where they ask you for money. Donate if you like, IMSLP has been great for us! Otherwise just wait a few seconds.
- Ignore the ad in a box at the top that says START DOWNLOAD
- Just under the ad, after the countdown, click on “Click here to continue your download.”
- Now you should be at a printable PDF. Yes this is a little involved but you’ll get used to it after a couple of times.
Join a Volunteer Committee
In addition to the Board, various volunteer committees assist with planning concerts and running the orchestra. This includes suggesting music repertoire and concert dates, finding concert venues and soloists, advertising and promotion, setup and cleanup at rehearsals, and all the logistics involved in putting on our concerts.