Orchestra Ensembles (3rd–12th)

The Geneva Orchestra Program, directed by Eric Mendez and Mike Himes, seeks to cultivate the musical gifts given to each of us by God, developing those skills through the active study, practice, and collective performance of string and orchestral works. The mission of the orchestra program is to nurture a love and enjoyment for instrumental music, cultivating proficiency on a string instrument of choice, learning musical elements, and sharing this learned knowledge with the community.

Geneva orchestra students are encouraged to have fun, make lifelong connections, and glorify God through the performance of music and development of their character. In order to achieve these goals, every student must be diligent in striving to meet the fundamental requirements needed for a successful ensemble.


Geneva Orchestra Requirements

  • Students must own or rent an instrument for usage during rehearsals and performances.
  • Students must be able to commit to the respective weekly rehearsals and performances based upon grade level.
  • Students must be able to show a continued interest in developing their musical skill on their instrument through the seeking of further instruction. Private lessons are preferred and highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

Philharmonia Orchestra

  • For beginner/intermediate string musicians in grades 3–6
  • Dates: September 2–December 16 / January 13–May 5
  • Time: 3:15–4:30 pm, Tuesdays
  • Place: Lower school music room
  • Fee: $175 per semester.
  • Students will perform at Lessons and Carols and the Spring String Showcase.

Chamber Orchestra

  • For intermediate/advanced string musicians in grades 6–12 who have achieved a high degree of proficiency on their instrument and reflect a dedication to further their development in the musical arts
  • Dates: August 26–December 16 / January 13–May 19
  • Time: 7:15–8:15 am, Tuesdays and Fridays
  • Place: Riley Arena band room
  • Fee: $150 per semester.
  • Students will perform at the Upper School Christmas Concert, Spring String Showcase, and the Baccalaureate Service, among other events to be announced.

New Musicians to Chamber Orchestra: All new students will need to make an appointment with Mr. Mendez for either August 18 or 20. He will be available in the band room at 7:15 am. Contact Mr. Mendez to schedule.

All students need to audition for parts placement. Audition music can be found here. All students should also play the G major scale, three octaves, with arpeggios, in quarter notes.


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    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
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    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra (3rd-6th Grade)

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Golf Away Match vs. Lake Mary Prep

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    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • Freshman Volleyball Home Match vs. Forest Lake JV

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
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  • MS Volleyball White Team Away Game vs. Legacy Hope Charter School

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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  • 5/6 Grade Volleyball Away Match vs. Holy Cross

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • JV Volleyball Home Match vs. Forest Lake Academy

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • 7th Gr - North Florida Trip Parent Meeting

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm
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  • Varsity Volleyball Home Match vs. Forest Lake Academy

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm
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  • Upper School Open House

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:15 pm
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September 3, 2025
  • All School SALT Kickoff (1st–12th Grade)

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 8:25 am- 9:10 am
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  • K4 Garden Club

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 1:15 pm- 2:15 pm
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    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
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    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Upper School Student Photos

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • Geneva Jazz

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 1:45 pm- 2:45 pm
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    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Golf Home vs. Orangewood

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • MS Volleyball White Team Home Match vs. Altamonte Christian

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • Middle School Swim Team Meet

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
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  • DL Football Home Game vs Holy Cross

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm
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  • JV Volleyball Home Match vs. Altamonte Christian

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • Varsity volleyball Home Match vs. Altamonte Christian

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm
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September 5, 2025
  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • Rhetoric Honor Code Assembly

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 8:25 am- 9:40 am
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  • Dialectic Covenant Assembly

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 9:45 am- 10:35 am
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  • K Art Adventures

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
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  • Youth Tennis K-6Grade with Stefanie

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Football Away Game vs. Master's Academy

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm
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September 6, 2025
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    Date: September 6, 2025 - September 6, 2025
    Time: 7:00 am- 9:00 am
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September 2, 2025
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    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • 2nd Gr - History Festival

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 1:00 pm- 2:35 pm
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  • K4 Giocoso Music

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
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  • 4th Grade Volleyball

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Youth Tennis 5-6 Grade with Luke

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • K Giocoso Music

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra (3rd-6th Grade)

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Golf Away Match vs. Lake Mary Prep

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • Freshman Volleyball Home Match vs. Forest Lake JV

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • MS Volleyball White Team Away Game vs. Legacy Hope Charter School

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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  • 5/6 Grade Volleyball Away Match vs. Holy Cross

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • JV Volleyball Home Match vs. Forest Lake Academy

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • 7th Gr - North Florida Trip Parent Meeting

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
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  • Varsity Volleyball Home Match vs. Forest Lake Academy

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm
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  • Upper School Open House

    Date: September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:15 pm
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  • All School SALT Kickoff (1st–12th Grade)

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 8:25 am- 9:10 am
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  • K4 Garden Club

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 1:15 pm- 2:15 pm
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  • K Garden Club

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
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  • 1st-3rd Grade Garden Club

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Geneva Cheer (2nd-6th Grade)

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Stitch Lab (3rd-6th Grade)

    Date: September 3, 2025 - September 3, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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September 4, 2025
  • Upper School Student Photos

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • Geneva Jazz

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • K4 Art Adventures

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 1:45 pm- 2:45 pm
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  • Youth Soccer Training

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • 1st-2nd Grade Art Adventures

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Percussio Orff Ensemble (3rd-6th Grade)

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Boys Golf Home vs. Orangewood

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
    See more details

  • MS Volleyball White Team Home Match vs. Altamonte Christian

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
    See more details

  • Middle School Swim Team Meet

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
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  • DL Football Home Game vs Holy Cross

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm
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  • JV Volleyball Home Match vs. Altamonte Christian

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • Varsity volleyball Home Match vs. Altamonte Christian

    Date: September 4, 2025 - September 4, 2025
    Time: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm
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September 5, 2025
  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • Rhetoric Honor Code Assembly

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 8:25 am- 9:40 am
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  • Dialectic Covenant Assembly

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 9:45 am- 10:35 am
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  • K Art Adventures

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
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  • Youth Tennis K-6Grade with Stefanie

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Football Away Game vs. Master's Academy

    Date: September 5, 2025 - September 5, 2025
    Time: 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm
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September 6, 2025
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    Date: September 6, 2025 - September 6, 2025
    Time: 7:00 am- 9:00 am
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